ʻOrpâh — H6204

Definition

feminine proper noun

Orpah, a Moabites

1. Orpah = "gazelle"
2. a Moabite woman, wife of Chilion, the son of Naomi, and sister-in- law of Ruth

Usually translated as

Orpah

Origin

feminine of H6203; mane

• ʻôreph (H6203)

Occurrences

ʻOrpâh occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ruth (2)

• Ruth 1:4 — And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah (עָרְפָּ֔ה), and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.
• Ruth 1:14 — And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah (עָרְפָּה֙) kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.