Ephrathah
אֶפְרָ֫תָהStrong’s H0672ephratah (eph-ra-tah)
Appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Ephratah is the Hebrew word usually translated “ephrathah” and “ephrath”. It appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament.
“And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.”
Meaning
- A place near Bethel where Rachel died and was buried
- Another name for Bethlehem
- Wife of Caleb
How it's translated
- ephrathah 4
- ephrath 4
- in ephrathah 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 3
- 1 Chronicles 3
- Ruth 1
- Psalms 1
- Micah 1
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 35:19And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
- Genesis 48:7And 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 Bethlehem.
- Ruth 4:11And 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 Bethlehem:
- 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 Kirjathjearim,
- 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 Bethlehem.
Hebrew dictionary
אֶפְרָ֫תָה ephratah · Ephrathah
A womanof 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; 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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.