Ephratah אֶפְרָ֫תָה

Ephratah (Hebrew אֶפְרָ֫תָה, Strong's H672) is a name of a woman in the Old Testament, glossed “Ephrath”. It occurs 10 times.

Definition

H0672H: Ephrath

H0672G: Ephrathah

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Ephratah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 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.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.
• Genesis 35:19
  And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth–lehem.So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
• Genesis 48:7
  And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Beth–lehem.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).

Ruth

• Ruth 4:11
  And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth–lehem:“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

• 1 Chronicles 2:19
  And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.
• 1 Chronicles 2:50
  These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjath–jearim,These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah:
• 1 Chronicles 4:4
  And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Beth–lehem.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.

Psalms

• Psalm 132:6
  Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.We heard that the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.

Micah

• Micah 5:2
  But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.But 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.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).