Beyth le-Aphrah — the meaning of the Hebrew name בֵּית לְעַפְרָה

בֵּית לְעַפְרָה

Bêyth lᵉ-ʻAphrâh · pronounced bayth le-af-raw' · Strong's H1036 · a place

Beyth le-Aphrah means house to (i.e. of) dust.

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בַּיִת bayith (from, H1004) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) open in the lexicon ›

עָפָר ʻâphâr (the feminine of, H6083) — dust (as powdered or gray) open in the lexicon ›

from H1004 and the feminine of H6083 (with preposition interposed); house to (i.e. of) dust; Beth-le-Aphrah, a place in Palestine.

Mic 1:10 Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust. (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Micah

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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