Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H6204: עׇרְפָּה

ʻOrpâh · pronounced or-paw' · “Orpah”

Definition

Orpah, a Moabites

KJV translates it as: Orpah.

Word origin: feminine of H6203 (עֹרֶף); mane;

Extended definition

A woman of the Moabites living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.1.4; married to Chilion (H3630)
§ Orpah = "gazelle"
a Moabite woman, wife of Chilion, the son of Naomi, and sister-in- law of Ruth

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H6204 is translated

  • was orpah ×1
  • orpah ×1

Bible verses with H6204 (ʻOrpâh)

ʻorpâh appears in 2 verses.

  • Ruth 1:4

    And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.

  • Ruth 1:14

    And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.