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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

Mentioned in Genesis 48:7, 35:16, 35:19 Micah 5:1 Psalms 132:6 Ruth 4:11 1 Chronicles 2:50, 4:4, 2:19

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Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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