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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 Box Gen 35:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:16 - Then they journeyed from Bethel. And when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel labored in childbirth, and she had hard labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:19

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:7 - “But as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:11 - And all the people who were at the gate, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman who is coming to your house like Rachel and Leah, the two who built the house of Israel; and may you prosper in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:19 - When Azubah died, Caleb took Ephrath[fn] as his wife, who bore him Hur.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:50 - These were the descendants of Caleb: The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, were Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:4 - and Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah the father of Bethlehem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:6 - Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah;
We found it in the fields of the woods.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:2 - “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
Though you are little among the thousands of Judah,
Yet out of you shall come forth to Me
The One to be Ruler in Israel,
Whose goings forth are from of old,
From everlasting.”
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