ʾefrātā אֶפְרָ֫תָה ‘Ephrathah’ (Hebrew)
Etymology?:
from pārā פָּרָה ‘be fruitful’
Roots:
פרה
ʾefrātā pr n f pers
Ephrath or Ephratah = "ash-heap: place of fruitfulness"
n pr loc
1) a place near Bethel where Rachel died and was buried
2) another name for Bethlehem
n pr f
3) wife of Caleb