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Lexicon :: Strong's H672 - 'ep̄rāṯ

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אֶפְרָת
Transliteration
'ep̄rāṯ
Pronunciation
ef-rawth'
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Part of Speech
proper feminine noun, proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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).

  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
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.
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] (Greek Version of the LXX 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

35:16; 35:16; 35:19; 48:7; 48:7

Ruth

4:11; 4:11

1 Samuel

10:2

1 Chronicles

2:19; 2:50; 4:4

Psalms

132:6

Micah

5:2

H672

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H672 matches the Hebrew אֶפְרָת ('ep̄rāṯ),
which occurs 10 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:16 - Then they journeyed H5265 from Bethel; H1008 and when there was still H5750 some H3530 distance H3530 H776 to go H935 to Ephrath, H672 Rachel H7354 began to give H3205 birth H3205 and she [fn]suffered H7185 severe H7185 labor. H3205

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:19 - So Rachel H7354 died H4191 and was buried H6912 on the way H1870 to Ephrath H672 (that is, Bethlehem). H1035

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:7 - “Now as for me, when I came H935 from Paddan, H6307 Rachel H7354 died, H4191 [fn]to my sorrow, H5921 in the land H776 of Canaan H3667 on the journey, H1870 when there was still H5750 some H3530 distance H3530 H776 to go H935 to Ephrath; H672 and I buried H6912 her there H8033 on the way H1870 to Ephrath H672 (that is, Bethlehem).” H1035

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:11 - All H3605 the people H5971 who H834 were in the [fn]court, H8179 and the elders, H2205 said, H559 “We are witnesses. H5707 May the LORD H3068 make H5414 the woman H802 who is coming H935 into your home H1004 like Rachel H7354 and Leah, H3812 both H8147 of whom H834 built H1129 the house H1004 of Israel; H3478 and may you achieve H6213 [fn]wealth H2428 in Ephrathah H672 and [fn]become H7121 famous H7121 H8034 in Bethlehem. H1035

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:19 - When Azubah H5806 died, H4191 Caleb H3612 married H3947 Ephrath, H672 who bore H3205 him Hur. H2354

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:50 - These H428 were the sons H1121 of Caleb. H3612 The [fn]sons H1121 of Hur, H2354 the firstborn H1060 of Ephrathah, H672 were Shobal H7732 the father H1 of Kiriath-jearim, H7157

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:4 - Penuel H6439 was the father H1 of Gedor, H1446 and Ezer H5829 the father H1 of Hushah. H2364 These H428 were the sons H1121 of Hur, H2354 the firstborn H1060 of Ephrathah, H672 the father H1 of Bethlehem. H1035

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:6 - Behold, H2009 we heard H8085 of it in Ephrathah, H672
We found H4672 it in the field H7704 of [fn]Jaar. H3293

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:2 - “[fn]But as for you, Bethlehem H1035 Ephrathah, H672
Too little H6810 to be among the clans H505 of Judah, H3063
From you One will go H3318 forth H3318 for Me to be ruler H4910 in Israel. H3478
[fn]His goings H4163 forth H4163 are from long H6924 ago, H6924
From the days H3117 of eternity.” H5769
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