Lexical Definition

‎בֵּית לְעַפְרָה‎ Bêyth lᵉ-ʻAphrâh (bayth le-af-raw') Beth-le-aphrah ^N:N--L
from ‎בַּיִת‎ and the feminine of ‎עָפָר‎ (with preposition interposed); house to (i.e. of) dust

house of Aphrah.

• § Bethel-aphrah = "house belonging to Aphrah" or "house to (i.e. of) dust"
• Beth-le-Aphrah, a place in Palestine

1) a Philistine city

Extended Information

name of: עׇפְרָה

• Bethel-aphrah = "house belonging to Aphrah" or "house to (i.e. of) dust"
• Another name of oph.rah (‎ע‎ׇ‎פ‎ְ‎ר‎ָ‎ה‎ "Ophrah" עׇפְרָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎בֵּית לְעַפְרָה‎ proper name, of a location apparently in Philistine territory Mic 1:10 site unknown, & text dubious ‎בֵּית מִלּוֺא‎ see ‎מִלּוֺא‎ below ‎מלא‎. ‎בֵּית מְעוֺן‎ see ‎בֵּית בַּעַל מְעוֺן‎ above

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