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OSHB 1 Chr 2:24 אֶפְרָתָה (ʼefrātāh) Strongs=3613 Lemma=‘אֶפְרָתָה’
word gloss=‘-ʼefrātāh’
Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun
Year=-1470

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Other uses (6) of identical word form אֶפְרָתָה (Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘אֶפְרָתָה’ (Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) has 4 different glosses: ‘-ʼefrātāh’, ‘Ephrathah’, ‘of_Ephrath’, ‘of_Ephrathah’.

GEN 35:16 contextual word gloss=‘Ephrathah’ word gloss=‘ʼEfrāt’ OSHB GEN 35:16 word 9

OET-LV: 16 And_they _set _out from ^ʼēl and_he/it _was yet (the)_distance _of the_earth/land to_ ʼEfrātāh _go and_ Rāḩēl _she/it _gave _birth and_she _had _difficulties when_she_gave _birth. (GEN_35:16)

OET-RV: 16 Then they moved on from Beyt-El, and there was still quite a distance to go to reach to the town of Efrath. Then Rahel went into labour, but was having great difficulty in delivering the baby. (GEN 35:16)

GEN 35:19 contextual word gloss=‘of_Ephrathah’ word gloss=‘ʼEfrāt’ OSHB GEN 35:19 word 5

OET-LV: 19 And_ Rāḩēl _she _died and_she _was _buried on_the _way _of ʼEfrātāh that is_Bēyt- leḩem. (GEN_35:19)

OET-RV: 19 Thus Rahel died and was buried on the path to Efrath (which is now called Bethlehem). (GEN 35:19)

GEN 48:7 contextual word gloss=‘Ephrathah’ word gloss=‘ʼEfrāt’ OSHB GEN 48:7 word 14

OET-LV: 7 And_I when_I_came from_Paddan she _died on_me Rāḩēl in_land of _Kənaˊan/(Canaan) on_journey at_yet a _distance _of land to_go ʼEfrātāh and_I_buried _her there on_the _journey _of ʼEfrāt that is_Bēyt- leḩem. (GEN_48:7)

OET-RV: 7 As for me, when I was coming into Canaan from Paddan, Rahel died beside on the way when we were still quite some distance from Efrath, and I buried her there beside the road of Efrath (which is Bethlehem).” (GEN 48:7)

1 CHR 2:50 contextual word gloss=‘of_Ephrath’ word gloss=‘ʼEfrātāh’ OSHB 1 CHR 2:50 word 8

OET-LV: 50 these the _descendants _of they _were of _Kālēⱱ the _son _of Ḩūr the _firstborn _of ʼEfrāt was_Shōⱱāl the _father _of Qiryat. (CH1_2:50)

OET-RV: 50 These people were also descendants of Kalev: His other wife Efratah had a son Hur. Hur’s sons were Shobal (founder of Kiriat-Yearim city), (CH1 2:50)

1 CHR 4:4 contextual word gloss=‘of_Ephrath’ word gloss=‘ʼEfrātāh’ OSHB 1 CHR 4:4 word 11

OET-LV: 4 And_Pənū^ʼēl was_the _father _of Gədor and_ˊĒzer was_the _father _of Ḩūshāh these were_the _descendants _of Ḩūr the _firstborn _of ʼEfrāt the _father _of Bēyt- lehem. (CH1_4:4)

OET-RV: 4 Hur was the first son born to his mother Efratah, and he founded Beyt-Lehem city. Hur had these descendants: Penuel and Ezer. Penuel started the clans that lived in Gedor city, and Ezer started the clans that lived in Hushah city. (CH1 4:4)

MIC 5:1 contextual word gloss=‘Ephrathah’ word gloss=‘ʼEfrātāh’ OSHB MIC 5:1 word 4

OET-LV: 5  and_you(ms) Oh _Bēyt- leḩem ʼEfrātāh are_insignificant to_be among_the _families _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) from_you to_me someone _will _go _out to_be ruler over_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_his _of_origins from_east from_days _of antiquity. (MIC_5:1)

OET-RV: 5 Now come together in battle ranks, daughter of soldiers.
⇔ A siege has been set up against us.
⇔ They strike Yisrael’s judge on the cheek with a rod. (MIC 5:1)