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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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Then they journeyed from Bethel; and there was still some distance to go to Ephrath H672, and Rachel gave birth, and she [fn]suffered severely in her labor.

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

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:11 - And all the people who were in the gate, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. May Yahweh grant the woman who is coming into your home to be like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel, and so you shall [fn]achieve [fn]excellence in Ephrathah H672 and shall [fn]proclaim your name in Bethlehem.

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Then Azubah died, and Caleb took for himself Ephrath H672 as a wife, and she bore him Hur.

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These were the sons of Caleb.

The [fn]sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah H672, were Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,

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Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah H672, the father of Bethlehem.

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Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah H672,

We found it in the fields of [fn]Jaar.

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“[fn]But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah H672,

Too little to be among the clans of Judah,

From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel.

[fn]His goings forth are from everlasting,

From the ancient days.”

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