Strong H672H672Gאֶפְרָ֫תָה
Ephrathah
One of the 2 senses of Strong H672
- Transliteration
- 'ephrâth 'ephrâthâh
- Pronunciation
- {ef-rawth'} ef-raw'-thaw
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Feminine) of a Person
Definition
Meaning of the name
Ephrath or Ephratah = "ash-heap: place of fruitfulness"
General definition
From H6509; fruitfulness;
{Ephrath} another name for Bethlehem; once used in perhaps for Ephraim; also of an Israelitish woman: - {Ephrath} Ephratah.
{Ephrath} another name for Bethlehem; once used in perhaps for Ephraim; also of an Israelitish woman: - {Ephrath} Ephratah.
In the biblical story
Ephrathah
An alternate name and ancestor of Bethlehem.
Ephrathah is another name for Bethlehem (Rut.1.2; 1Sa.17.12) and is also the name of Caleb's wife whose son founded it (1Ch.2.19,50; 4.4).
In the Bible
Strong H672G appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- ephratah3
- ephrath1
First verses
- 1 Chronicles 2:19And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
- 1 Chronicles 2:50These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjath–jearim,
- 1 Chronicles 4:4And 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.
- Micah 5:2But 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.