ʼEphrâth — H672

Definition

locative proper noun

Ephrath, another name for Bethlehem;

1. Ephrath or Ephratah = "ash-heap: place of fruitfulness"
2. n pr loc
3. a place near Bethel where Rachel died and was buried
4. another name for Bethlehem
5. n pr f
6. wife of Caleb

Usually translated as

Ephrath, Ephratah, once, perhaps for Ephraim, also of an Israelitish woman

Origin

or ʼEphrâthâh; from H6509; fruitfulness

• Derived from Pârâh (H6509)

Occurrences

ʼEphrâth occurs 10 times in 9 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (3), Ruth (1), 1 Chronicles (3), Psalms (1), Micah (1)

• Genesis 35:16 — And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath (אֶפְרָ֑תָה): and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
• Genesis 35:19 — And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (אֶפְרָ֔תָה), which is Beth-lehem.
• Genesis 48:7 — And 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 (אֶפְרָ֑תָה): and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Beth-lehem.
• Genesis 48:7 — And 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 (אֶפְרָ֔ת); the same is Beth-lehem.
• Ruth 4:11 — And 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 (בְּאֶפְרָ֔תָה), and be famous in Beth-lehem:
• 1 Chronicles 2:19 — And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath (אֶפְרָ֔ת), which bare him Hur.
• 1 Chronicles 2:50 — These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah (אֶפְרָ֑תָה); Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim,
• 1 Chronicles 4:4 — And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah (אֶפְרָ֔תָה), the father of Beth-lehem.
• Psalms 132:6 — Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah (בְאֶפְרָ֑תָה): we found it in the fields of the wood.
• Micah 5:2 — But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah (אֶפְרָ֗תָה), 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.