Beth-Leaphrah
H1036
Proper Name
UBS
בֵּית לְעַפְרָה
Bêyth lᵉ-ʻAphrâhbayth le-af-raw'
Proper Name Location
Definition
= town; ◄ territory of {L:Judah<SDBH:יְהוּדָה>} or {L:Philistia<SDBH:פְּלֶשֶׁת>}; ≈ the name is probably a pun on {L:עָפָר<SDBH:עָפָר>} "dust", perhaps of lament
Semantic Domains
Names of Locations
Etymology
from H1004 (בַּיִת) and the feminine of H6083 (עָפָר) (with preposition interposed); house to (i.e. of) dust;
KJV Translations
house of Aphrah
Occurrences1
Frequency Rank#5853