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Original Word:בֵּית לְעַפְרָה
Part of Speech:Proper Name Location
Transliteration:Beyth l-`Aphrah
Pronunciation:bayth leh-af-rah
Phonetic Spelling:(bayth le-af-raw')
Definition:House of Dust
Meaning:Beth-le-Aphrah

Word Origin:Derived from two Hebrew words: בַּיִת (bayith) meaning "house" and עָפָר (aphar) meaning "dust" or "ashes."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:There are no direct Greek equivalents for Beth Leaphrah, as it is a specific Hebrew place name. However, the concept of dust and mourning can be related to Greek words like σποδός (spodos) meaning "ashes."

Usage:Beth Leaphrah is a place name mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, specifically in the book of Micah. The name translates to "House of Dust," which may imply a place of mourning or humility. It is used in a prophetic context to convey a message of lamentation and impending judgment.

Cultural and Historical Background:Beth Leaphrah is mentioned in the context of a series of wordplays on the names of towns in Judah, as recorded in Micah 1:10-16. These wordplays are part of a prophetic lament over the coming destruction due to the people's sins. The name "House of Dust" suggests a place associated with mourning, as dust and ashes were traditional symbols of grief and repentance in ancient Israelite culture.

Word Origin
frombayith andaphar
Definition
"house to dust," a place in Pal.
NASB Translation
Beth-le-aphrah (1).

apparently in Philistine territoryMicah 1:10; site unknown, & text dubious

see below .

see above

house of Aphrah

Frombayith and the feminine ofaphar (with preposition interposed); house to (i.e. Of) dust; Beth-le-Aphrah, a place in Palestine -- house of Aphrah.

see HEBREWbayith

see HEBREWaphar

לְעַפְרָ֔ה לעפרה lə‘ap̄rāh lə·‘ap̄·rāh leafRahInterlinear Greek •Interlinear Hebrew •Strong's Numbers •Englishman's Greek Concordance •Englishman's Hebrew Concordance •Parallel Texts

Micah 1:10
HEB:תִּבְכּ֑וּ בְּבֵ֣ית לְעַפְרָ֔ה עָפָ֖ר [הִתְפַּלָּשְׁתִּי
NAS: not at all.At Beth-le-aphrah roll
KJV: ye not at all:in the house of Aphrah roll
INT: nay allBeth-le-aphrah the dust roll self

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 1036
1 Occurrence

lə·‘ap̄·rāh — 1 Occ.