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
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H672 — אֶפְרָ֫תָה
eph.ra.tah · Ephrathah · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 35:16 · אֶפְרָ֑תָהLater, they set out from Bethel, and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult.Genesis 35:19 · אֶפְרָ֔תָהSo Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).Genesis 48:7 · אֶפְרָ֑תָה · אֶפְרָ֔תNow 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).Ruth 4:11 · בְּאֶפְרָ֔תָה“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.1 Chronicles 2:19 · אֶפְרָ֔תWhen Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.1 Chronicles 2:50 · אֶפְרָ֑תָהThese were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,1 Chronicles 4:4 · אֶפְרָ֔תָהPenuel 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.Psalm 132:6 · בְאֶפְרָ֑תָהWe heard that the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.Micah 5:2 · אֶפְרָ֗תָהBut you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.