# אֶפְרָת (efrat)

Israeli respelling: ef-rat. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H672. 9 Old Testament occurrences.

Ephrath, another name for Bethlehem;

King James renderings: once (Psalm 132:6) perhaps for Ephraim; also of an Israelitish woman; Ephrath, Ephratah.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/efrat-h672

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 35:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/35/16) — And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
- [Genesis 35:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/35/19) — And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
- [Genesis 48:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/48/7) — And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto…
- [Ruth 4:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/4/11) — And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house lik…
- [1 Chronicles 2:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/2/19) — And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
- [1 Chronicles 2:50](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/2/50) — These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,
- [1 Chronicles 4:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/4/4) — And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehe…
- [Psalms 132:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/132/6) — Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.
- [Micah 5:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/micah/5/2) — But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be…