International Standard Bible Encyclopedia BETH-LEAPHRAHbeth-le-af'-ra (beth le`aphrah; Septuagint ex oikou kata gelota, "house of dust"): The name of a place found only in Micah 1:10. From the connection in which it is used it was probably in the Philistine plain. There seems to be a play upon the name in the sentence, "at Beth le-`apharah have I rolled myself in the dust," `aphrah meaning "dust," and possibly another on Philistine in rolled, hith-palldshithi (see G. A. Smith, The Book of the Twelve Prophets, called Minor, in the place cited.). Strong's Hebrew 1036. Beth Leaphrah -- "house to dust," a place in Palestine... "house to dust," a place in Palestine. Transliteration: Beth Leaphrah Phonetic Spelling: (bayth le-af-raw') Short Definition: Beth-le-aphrah. ... /hebrew/1036.htm - 6k Easton's Bible Dictionary (R.V. Micah 1:10), house of dust. The Authorized Version reads "in the house of Aphrah." This is probably the name of a town in the Shephelah, or "low country," between Joppa and Gaza. Thesaurus Bethleaphrah... BETH-LEAPHRAH. beth-le-af'-ra (bethle`aphrah; Septuagint ex oikou kata gelota, "house of dust"): The name of a place found only in Micah 1:10. ... /b/bethleaphrah.htm - 7k Beth-le-aphrah (1 Occurrence) Beth-leaphrah Beth-le-aph'rah (1 Occurrence) Beth-joab (1 Occurrence) Rolling (32 Occurrences) Bible Concordance Beth-le-aphrah (1 Occurrence)Micah 1:10 Tell it not in Gath, weep not at all: at Beth-le-aphrah have I rolled myself in the dust. Subtopics Related Terms Beth-le-aph'rah (1 Occurrence) Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |
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