Senses
1. Ephrathah, place near Bethlehem — A proper noun designating a locale closely associated with Bethlehem in Judah. The name appears in two orthographic forms: the longer אֶפְרָתָה (Ephrathah) and the shorter אֶפְרָת (Ephrath), both referring to the same geographical entity. In Genesis 35:16, 19 and 48:7 it identifies the place near which Rachel died and was buried on the road from Bethel. In Ruth 4:11 and Psalm 132:6, Ephrathah denotes the district associated with Bethlehem and the Davidic line. Micah 5:2 prophetically addresses 'Bethlehem Ephrathah' as the birthplace of a future ruler. In 1 Chronicles 2:19, 50 and 4:4, Ephrath/Ephrathah appears as a personal name (wife of Caleb), possibly reflecting the eponymous ancestress of the clan settled in that region. All clusters represent the same proper noun with prepositional or directional variations (to Ephrath, in Ephrathah) that are syntactic rather than semantic. 10×
AR["أَفراث","أَفراثَة","أَفْراتَةَ","أَفْرَاتَ","أَفْرَاتَةُ","إِلَى-أَفْرَاتَ","بِـ-أَفْرَاتَةَ","فِي-أَفْرَاتَةَ"]·ben["ইফ্রাতায়","ইফ্রাতের","ইফ্রাথা","ইফ্রাথাতে;","ইফ্রাথায়","ইফ্রাথার","ইফ্রাৎ"]·DE["[אפרת]","[אפרתה]","[באפרתה]","in-Ephratah","nach-Efrat","nach-Efrata"]·EN["Ephrath","Ephrath-ward","Ephrathah","in-Ephratah","in-Ephrathah","to-Ephrath"]·FR["Ephrath","Ephrath-garde","[אפרת]","[אפרתה]","[באפרתה]","dans-Ephrathah","Éphrath","à-Ephrath"]·heb["אפרת","אפרתה","ב-אפרתה"]·HI["एप्रात","एप्राता","एप्राता-में","एफ़्रात-के","एफ़्राता-को"]·ID["Efrat","Efrata","di-Efrata","ke-Efrata"]·IT["Ephrath","Ephrath-ward","[אפרת]","[אפרתה]","[באפרתה]","a-Ephrath","in-Ephrathah"]·jav["Efrata","ing-Efrata","Èfrat","Èfrata","Éfrat","Éfrata"]·KO["에브라","에브라다","에브라다-에서","에브라다로","에브라다아","에브라다의","에서-에브라다에서"]·PT["'Efrat","'Efratah","Efrat","Efratah","em-'Efratah","em-Efrata"]·RU["Эфрата","Эфраты","Эфрафы","в-Ефрате","в-Ефрафе","в-Ефрафу","в-Эфрату","и-родила","на-Ефрафу"]·ES["Efrat","Efrata","Efratah","Efratá","en-Efrata","en-Efratá"]·SW["Efrata","Efratha","Efrathi","katika-Efrata","katika-Efratha","wa-Efratha"]·TR["Efrat'a","Efrat'ı","Efrat'ın","Efrata","Efrata'da","Efrata'nın"]·urd["افرات","افراتہ","افراتہ-میں","افراتہ-کا","افراتہ-کے"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אֶפְרָ֫תָה n.pr. (v. Sta§ 308 d. 1; 342 d. 2; Morgenl. Forsch. 215)—might in several cases, e.g. Gn 35:16, be אֶפְרָת + ה loc., but v. Ru 4:11;— 1. n.pr.loc. place near Bethel, where Rachel died & was buried Gn 35:16, 19; 48:7 (אֶפְרָת only Gn 48:7 where ה perhaps dropped on acc. of ה following (Ol); in last two passages הוא בית לחם is a gloss, v. Di; cf. 1 S 10:2). 2. id., a name of Bethlehem…