Strong H6204עׇרְפָּה
Orpah
- Transliteration
- ‛orpâh
- Pronunciation
- or-paw'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Feminine) of a Person
Definition
Feminine of H6203; mane;
{Orpah} a Moabitess: - Orpah.
{Orpah} a Moabitess: - Orpah.
Meaning of the name
Orpah = "gazelle"
Detailed definition
A woman of the Moabites living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.1.4; married to Chilion (H3630)
In the biblical story
Orpah
Naomi's daughter-in-law, stayed in Moab
Orpah was Naomi's daughter-in-law who stayed in Moab after the death of her husband, while Ruth accompanied Naomi to Bethlehem.
In the Bible
Strong H6204 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- orpah2
First verses
- Ruth 1:4And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.
- Ruth 1:14And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.