A womanof the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.19; married to Caleb (H3612H);

mother of: Hur (H2354); also called Ephrath at 1Ch.2.19;

Also named: eph.ra.ti (אֶפְרָתִי "Ephrathite" H0673H)

§ Ephrath or Ephratah = "ash-heap: place of fruitfulness"

1) a place near Bethel where Rachel died and was buried

2) another name for Bethlehem

3) wife of Caleb

Ephrath or Ephratah = "ash-heap: place of fruitfulness"

Another name of bet le.chem (בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם "Bethlehem" H1035G)

אֶפְרָ֫תָה n.pr n. pr. loc . place near Bethel, where Rachel died & was buried id . a name of Bethlehem id . perh. applied to district where Kitjath Jearim lay, on the border of Judah & Benjamin n. pr. f . name given to wife of Caleb .