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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 - And they journey from Bethel, and there is yet a kibrath of land before entering Ephratha, and Rachel beareth, and is sharply pained in her bearing;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:19 - and Rachel dieth, and is buried in the way to Ephratha, which is Bethlehem,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:7 - 'And I -- in my coming in from Padan-Aram Rachel hath died by me in the land of Canaan, in the way, while yet a kibrath of land to enter Ephrata, and I bury her there in the way of Ephrata, which is Bethlehem.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:11 - And all the people who are in the gate say -- also the elders -- 'Witnesses! Jehovah make the woman who is coming in unto thy house as Rachel and as Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel; and do thou virtuously in Ephrathah, and proclaim the Name in Beth-Lehem;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:19 - And Azubah dieth, and Caleb taketh to him Ephrath, and she beareth to him Hur.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:50 - These were sons of Caleb son of Hur, first-born of Ephrathah: Shobal father of Kirjath-Jearim,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:4 - and Penuel is father of Gedor, and Ezer father of Hushah. These are sons of Hur, first-born of Ephratah, father of Beth-Lehem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:6 - 'Lo, we have heard it in Ephratah, We have found it in the fields of the forest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:2 - And thou, Beth-Lehem Ephratah, Little to be among the chiefs of Judah! From thee to Me he cometh forth -- to be ruler in Israel, And his comings forth are of old, From the days of antiquity.
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