Lexicon :: Strong's H672 - 'ep̄rāṯ

אֶפְרָת

Transliteration

'ep̄rāṯ

Pronunciation

ef-rawth'

Part of Speech

proper feminine noun, proper locative noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From פָּרָה (H6509)

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

אֶפְרָת ʼEphrâth, ef-rawth'; or אֶפְרָתָה ʼEphrâthâh; from H6509; fruitfulness; Ephrath, another name for Bethlehem;:—once (Psalm 132:6) perhaps for Ephraim; also of an Israelitish woman; Ephrath, Ephratah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H672 in the following manner: Ephrath (5x), Ephratah (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H672 in the following manner: Ephrath (5x), Ephratah (5x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

Ephrath or Ephratah = "ash-heap: place of fruitfulness"
proper locative noun
1. a place near Bethel where Rachel died and was buried
2. another name for Bethlehem
  proper feminine noun
3. wife of Caleb

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H672: Abbreviations

† 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, Genesis 35:19; 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 [Micah 5:2]; Ruth 4:11; compare perhaps אֶפְרָ֑תָה כָּלֵב [H3613 1 Chronicles 2:24] ( ἦλθεν Χαλὲβ 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 = אֶפְרָ֑תָה 1 Chronicles 2:50; 1 Chronicles 4:4.

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