Orpah — the meaning of the Hebrew name עׇרְפָּה

עׇרְפָּה

ʻOrpâh · pronounced or-paw' · Strong's H6204 · a woman

Orpah means mane.

Built from

עֹרֶף ʻôreph (feminine of, H6203) — the nape or back of the neck (as declining) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

feminine of H6203; mane; Orpah, a Moabitess.

First appearance

Ruth 1:4 And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years. (KJV)

Every verse that names Orpah

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Ruth

Ruth 1:4Ruth 1:14

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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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