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HebrewH0672Proper Noun (Feminine)

אֶפְרָ֫תָה

eph.ra.tah

8Occurrences
H0672Strong's #
Proper Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Ephrath, another name for Bethlehem;

or אֶפְרָתָה; from H6509 (פָּרָה); fruitfulness;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A womanof the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at ; married to Caleb (H3612H); mother of: Hur (H2354); also called Ephrath at ; Also named: eph.ra.ti (*אֶפְרָתִי *"Ephrathite" H0673H) § Ephrath or Ephratah = "ash-heap: place of fruitfulness" 1) a place near Bethel where Rachel died and was buried 2) another name for Bethlehem 3) wife of Caleb

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

N:N-F-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

אֶפְרָ֫תָה appears 8 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Chronicles
3
Genesis
3
Psalms
1
Ruth
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 2:19BSB

When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.

1 Chronicles 2:50BSB

These were the descendants of Caleb.The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah:Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,

1 Chronicles 4:4BSB

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

Genesis 35:16BSB

Later, they set out from Bethel, and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult.

Genesis 35:19BSB

So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.