Genesis 48:7:13Gen.48.7.W13PAT

אֶפְרָ֑תָה

efrata

“Ephrath”

Transliteration: ef-ra-TA
Extended: ehf-rah-TAA
IPA: /ʔɛf.raˈtaː/

Meaning by language

English: Ephrath
French: Éphrata
Spanish: Efrata
Portuguese: Efrata
German: Efrata
Russian: Ефрафы
Arabic-Simplified: أَفْרَاتَةَ
Hindi: एप्राता
Chinese-Simplified: 以法他
Korean: 에브랏에
Indonesian: Efrata
Bengali: এফ্রাথা
Tagalog: ang Efrata
Swahili: Efratha
Amharic: ኤፍራታ
Yoruba: Efurata
Igbo: Efrata
Twi: Efrata
Ewe: Efrata

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Result

אֶפְ + רָ֑ + תָה

↓

ef + ra + ta

↓

efrata

Alphabet Analysis

	Aleph	silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
	Seghol	short 'eh' as in met
	Pe	p with dagesh; f without
	Sheva	silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
	Resh	r guttural, like the French r
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	Tav	t as in top
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	He	h as in house; silent at word end

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The word

Word in context

word
ef-ra-TA
phraseyour reading level
la-VO ef-ra-TA
clause
va-a-NI be-vo-I mi-pad-DAN me-TA a-LAI ra-KHEL be-E-rets ke-na-AN ba-DE-rekh be-OD kiv-rat-E-rets la-VO ef-ra-TA
sentence
va-a-NI be-vo-I mi-pad-DAN me-TA a-LAI ra-KHEL be-E-rets ke-na-AN ba-DE-rekh be-OD kiv-rat-E-rets la-VO ef-ra-TA va-ek-be-RE-ha SHAM be-DE-rekh ef-RAT HI BEIT LA-khem

In context — Genesis 48:7

and I in my coming from Paddan died upon me Rachel in the land of Canaan on the way while still a stretch of land to reach Ephrath buried her there on the way to Ephrath that is house of bread

About this coordinate

Genesis 48:7:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Genesis 48:7, 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.48.7.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.48.7.W13.S1) and character.

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