Ephrath — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֶפְרָת

אֶפְרָת

ʼEphrâth · pronounced ef-rawth' · Strong's H672 · a people

Ephrath means fruitfulness.

Built from

פָּרָה pârâh (from, H6509) — to bear fruit (literally or figuratively) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or אֶפְרָתָה; from H6509; fruitfulness; Ephrath, another name for Bethlehem.

First appearance

Gen 35:16 And they journeyed from Beth–el; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. (KJV)

Every verse that names Ephrath

9 occurrences in 9 verses — Genesis, Ruth, 1 Chronicles, Psalms, Micah

Gen 35:16Gen 35:19Gen 48:7Ruth 4:111Chr 2:191Chr 2:501Chr 4:4Ps 132:6Mic 5:1

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