◄ 672. Ephrath or Ephrathah ►
Strong's Lexicon Ephrath or Ephrathah: Ephrath, Ephrathah Original Word: אֶפְרָת or אֶפְרָתָה Part of Speech: proper name; proper name, of a location; proper name, feminine Transliteration: Ephrath or Ephrathah Pronunciation: ef-rawth' or ef-raw-thaw' Phonetic Spelling: (ef-rawth') Definition: Ephrath, Ephrathah Meaning: Ephrath NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from the same as apher Definition an Isr. woman, also the name of several places in Pal. NASB Translation Ephrath (5), Ephrathah (5). Brown-Driver-Briggs אֶפְרָ֫תָה proper name (see Sta§ 308 d. 1; 342 d. 2; Morgenl. Forsch. 215) — might in several cases, e.g. Genesis 35:16, be אֶפְרָת + ה locative, but see Ruth 4:11; — 1. proper name, of a location place near Bethel, where Rachel died & was buried Genesis 35:16,19; Genesis 48:7 (אֶפְרָת only Genesis 48:7 where ה perhaps dropped on accusative of ה following (Ol); in last two passages הוא בית לחם is a gloss, see Di; compare 1 Samuel 10:2). 2 id., a name of Bethlehem Micah 5:1; Ruth 4:11; compare perhaps כָּלֵב אֶפְרָתָ֑ה 1 Chronicles 2:24 (ᵐ5 ἦλθεν Ξαλὲβ εἰς Ἐφράθα). 3 id. Psalm 132:6, perhaps applied to district where Kirjath Jearim lay, on the border of Judah & Benjamin, compare De Che. 4. proper name, feminine אֶפְרָת name given to wife of Caleb 1 Chronicles 2:19 = אֶפְרָתָ֑ח 1 Chronicles 2:50; 1 Chronicles 4:4. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Ephrath, Ephratah Or mephrathah {ef-raw'-thaw}; from parah; fruitfulness; Ephrath, another name for Bethlehem; once (Psa. 132:6) perhaps for Ephraim; also of an Israelitish woman -- Ephrath, Ephratah. see HEBREW parah Forms and Transliterations אֶפְרָ֑תָה אֶפְרָ֔ת אֶפְרָ֔תָה אֶפְרָ֗תָה אפרת אפרתה בְּאֶפְרָ֔תָה בְאֶפְרָ֑תָה באפרתה ’ep̄·rā·ṯāh ’ep̄·rāṯ ’ep̄rāṯ ’ep̄rāṯāh bə’ep̄rāṯāh ḇə’ep̄rāṯāh bə·’ep̄·rā·ṯāh ḇə·’ep̄·rā·ṯāh beefRatah efRat efRatah veefRatah Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 35:16 HEB: הָאָ֖רֶץ לָב֣וֹא אֶפְרָ֑תָה וַתֵּ֥לֶד רָחֵ֖ל NAS: to go to Ephrath, Rachel KJV: to come to Ephrath: and Rachel INT: way to go to Ephrath to give Rachel Genesis 35:19 HEB: וַתִּקָּבֵר֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אֶפְרָ֔תָה הִ֖וא בֵּ֥ית NAS: on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). KJV: in the way to Ephrath, which [is] Bethlehem. INT: was buried the way to Ephrath he which Bethlehem Genesis 48:7 HEB: אֶ֖רֶץ לָבֹ֣א אֶפְרָ֑תָה וָאֶקְבְּרֶ֤הָ שָּׁם֙ NAS: to go to Ephrath; and I buried KJV: to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her INT: the land to go to Ephrath buried her there Genesis 48:7 HEB: שָּׁם֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אֶפְרָ֔ת הִ֖וא בֵּ֥ית NAS: on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). KJV: there in the way of Ephrath; the same [is] Bethlehem. INT: her there the way to Ephrath he the same Bethlehem Ruth 4:11 HEB: וַעֲשֵׂה־ חַ֣יִל בְּאֶפְרָ֔תָה וּקְרָא־ שֵׁ֖ם NAS: wealth in Ephrathah and become famous KJV: thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous INT: achieve wealth Ephrathah and become base 1 Chronicles 2:19 HEB: כָלֵב֙ אֶת־ אֶפְרָ֔ת וַתֵּ֥לֶד ל֖וֹ NAS: married Ephrath, who bore KJV: took unto him Ephrath, which bare INT: married Caleb Ephrath bore Hur 1 Chronicles 2:50 HEB: ח֖וּר בְּכ֣וֹר אֶפְרָ֑תָה שׁוֹבָ֕ל אֲבִ֖י NAS: the firstborn of Ephrathah, [were] Shobal KJV: the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal INT: of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah Shobal the father 1 Chronicles 4:4 HEB: חוּר֙ בְּכ֣וֹר אֶפְרָ֔תָה אֲבִ֖י בֵּ֥ית NAS: the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father KJV: the firstborn of Ephratah, the father INT: of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah the father of Bethlehem Psalm 132:6 HEB: הִנֵּֽה־ שְׁמַֽעֲנ֥וּהָ בְאֶפְרָ֑תָה מְ֝צָאנ֗וּהָ בִּשְׂדֵי־ NAS: we heard of it in Ephrathah, We found KJV: Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found INT: Behold heard Ephrathah found the field Micah 5:2 HEB: בֵּֽית־ לֶ֣חֶם אֶפְרָ֗תָה צָעִיר֙ לִֽהְיוֹת֙ NAS: But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, [Too] little KJV: But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, [though] thou be little INT: you Bethlehem Ephrathah little to be among 10 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 672 10 Occurrences bə·’ep̄·rā·ṯāh — 1 Occ. ’ep̄·rāṯ — 2 Occ. ’ep̄·rā·ṯāh — 6 Occ. ḇə·’ep̄·rā·ṯāh — 1 Occ.