Strong H6722 sensesאֶפְרָ֫תָה

Meaning of the name

The 2 senses of Strong H672

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H672 appears in 9 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

1. EphrathH672HCity of David's birth and Jesus' birth.5 verses · Genesis, Ruth, Psalms
2. EphrathahH672GAn alternate name and ancestor of Bethlehem.4 verses · 1 Chronicles, Micah

General definition

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

• ephratah5
• ephrath4

First verses

1. Genesis 35:16
   And they journeyed from Beth–el; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
2. Genesis 35:19
   And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth–lehem.
3. Genesis 48:7
   And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Beth–lehem.
4. Ruth 4:11
   And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth–lehem:
5. 1 Chronicles 2:19
   And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
6. 1 Chronicles 2:50
   These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjath–jearim,
7. 1 Chronicles 4:4
   And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Beth–lehem.
8. Psalms 132:6
   Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.
9. Micah 5:2
   But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.