Genesis 35:16:7Gen.35.16.W7PAT

אֶפְרָ֑תָה

efrata

Ephrathah

Transliteration
ef-RA-ta
Extended
ehf-RAA-tah
IPA
/ʔɛf.ˈraː.θaː/

Meaning by language

English
Ephrathah
French
Éphrata
Spanish
Efrata
Portuguese
Efrata
German
Efrata
Russian
Ефрафы
Arabic-Simplified
أَفْرَاتَة
Hindi
एफ्राता तक
Chinese-Simplified
以法他
Korean
에브랏에
Indonesian
Efrata
Bengali
এফ্রাতায়
Tagalog
Efrata
Swahili
Efratha
Amharic
ኤፍራታ
Yoruba
Efirata
Igbo
Efrata
Twi
Efrata
Ewe
Efrata

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֶפְ + רָ֑ + תָה
ef + ra + ta
efrata

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Pep with dagesh; f without
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ef-RA-ta

  2. phraseyour reading level

    la-VO ef-RA-ta

  3. clause

    va-yis-U mib-BET EL va-ye-hi-OD kiv-rat-ha-A-rets la-VO ef-RA-ta

  4. sentence

    va-yis-U mib-BET EL va-ye-hi-OD kiv-rat-ha-A-rets la-VO ef-RA-ta va-TE-led ra-KHEL vat-te-KASH be-lid-TAH

In contextGenesis 35:16

they journeyed from house of El there was still a stretch of land to reach Ephrathah gave birth Rachel she labored hard in her giving birth

About this coordinate

Genesis 35:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 35:16, so the Hebrew word אֶפְרָ֑תָה (efrata) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.35.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.35.16.W7.S1) and character.