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ʿorpā עׇרְפָּה ‘Orpah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: feminine of ʿōref עֹ֫רֶף ‘neck’
Roots: עורף

ʿorpā pr n f pers
Orpah = "gazelle"
1) a Moabite woman, wife of Chilion, the son of Naomi, and sister-in- law of Ruth

Mentioned in Ruth 1:4, 1:14

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