Strong H673H673Hאֶפְרָתִי

Ephrathite

Transliteration: 'ephrâthîy
Pronunciation: ef-rawth-ee'
Morphology: Proper Name of a Person in Gentilic sense

Definition

A woman descended from Ephrathah of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.19; married to Caleb (H3612H);
mother of: Hur (H2354); also called Ephrath at 1Ch.2.19;
Group of eph.ra.tah (אֶפְרָ֫תָה "Ephrathah" H672)

Meaning of the name

Ephrathite = "ashiness: fruitfulness"

General definition

Patrial from H672; an Ephrathite or an Ephraimite: - {Ephraimite} Ephrathite.

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 H673H appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

ephrathite1
ephrathites1

First verses

Ruth 1:2
And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth–lehem–judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
1 Samuel 17:12
Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth–lehem–judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.