Orpah
English
Etymology
Hebrew עָרְפָּה (orpā, “neck”)
Proper noun
Orpah
- (biblical) A Biblical figure, daughter-in-law of Naomi, wife of Chilion.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Ruth 1:4:
- And they tooke them wiues 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 yeeres.
- A female given name from Hebrew
Derived terms
- Oprah
Further reading
Orpah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia