Strong's Lexicon

H673

H673 — אֶפרָתִי

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewEphrathiyadjectiveOccurrences: 5

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H673
Word:	אֶפרָתִי
Part of Speech:	adjective
Etymology:	patrial form H672
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	5
Transliteration:	Ephrathiy
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	ef-rawth-ee'
Meaning:	1. an Ephrathite or an Ephraimite
KJV Renderings:	Ephraimite, Ephrathite.

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BDB689

אֶפְרָתִי adjective [of a people] Ephrathite.

1. Ephraimite, compare אֶפְרָתָה 1. Judg 12:5; 1Sam 1:1 (of ancestor of Elkanah) 1Kgs 11:26 (of Jeroboam)

2. from ׳ א 2; מִבֵּית לֶחֶם ׳ א 1Sam 17:12 (of Jesse); plural אֶפְרָתִים מִבֵּית לֶחֶם Ruth 1:2.