Word Study · Strong's H672 · Hebrew
אֶפְרָת
Ephrath
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Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼEphrâth
“Ephrath, another name for Bethlehem”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Ephrath, another name for Bethlehem;
Rendered in the KJV as
once (Psalm 132:6) perhaps for Ephraim; also of an Israelitish woman; Ephrath, Ephratah.
- 10occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 10 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- אֶפְרָ֑תָה3
- אֶפְרָ֔ת2
- אֶפְרָ֔תָה2
- אֶפְרָ֗תָה1
- בְאֶפְרָ֑תָה1
- בְּאֶפְרָ֔תָה1
How it is rendered · 3
- Ephrath4
- Ephrathah4
- in Ephrathah2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- proper noun (a name)5
- proper noun (a name)3
- preposition + proper noun (a name)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpf · 5
- HNpl · 3
- HR/Npf · 2
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Where this word lives
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Genesis4 occurrences
- Genesis 35:16אֶפְרָ֑תָהʾefratahproper noun (a name)Later, they set out from Bethel, and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult.here: Ephrathah
- Genesis 35:19אֶפְרָ֔תָהʾefratahproper noun (a name)So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).here: Ephrathah
- Genesis 48:7אֶפְרָ֑תָהʾefratahproper noun (a name)Now as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way in the land of Canaan, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).here: Ephrathah
- Genesis 48:7אֶפְרָ֔תʾefratproper noun (a name)Now as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way in the land of Canaan, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).here: Ephrath
1 Chronicles3 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 2:19אֶפְרָ֔תʾefratproper noun (a name)When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.here: Ephrath
- 1 Chronicles 2:50אֶפְרָ֑תָהʾefratahproper noun (a name)These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah:here: Ephrath
- 1 Chronicles 4:4אֶפְרָ֔תָהʾefratahproper noun (a name)Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem.here: Ephrath