Lexical Summary Ephrath or Ephrathah: an Israelite woman, also the name of several places in Palestine Original Word: אֶפְרָתTransliteration: Ephrath or Ephrathah Phonetic Spelling: (ef-rawth') Part of Speech: proper name; proper name, of a location; proper name, feminine Short Definition: an Israelite woman, also the name of several places in Palestine Meaning: Ephrath -- an Israelite woman, also the name of several places in Palestine Strong's 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 Brown-Driver-Briggs H672. Ephrath or Ephrathah 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; 48:7 (אֶפְרָת only 48:7 where ה perhaps dropped on accusative of ה following (Ol); in last two passages לחם בית הוא is a gloss, see Di; compare 1 Samuel 10:2). 2 id., a name of Bethlehem Micah 5:1; Ruth 4:11; compare perhaps אֶפְרָתָ֑ה כָּלֵב 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 2:50; 4:4. |
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