Definition

Ephrath, another name for Bethlehem;

Etymology

or אֶפְרָתָה; from H6509 (פָּרָה); fruitfulness;

Where the KJV renders it

• once (Psalm 132:6) perhaps for Ephraim; also of an Israelitish woman; Ephrath
• Ephratah

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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