Orpah

O1R1P3A1H4

proper noun

A Biblical figure, daughter-in-law of Naomi, wife of Chilion.

OriginHebrew עׇרְפָּה →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. biblicalA Biblical figure, daughter-in-law of Naomi, wife of Chilion.

    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.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ruth 1:4
  2. A female given name from Hebrew.

Origin

  1. Hebrewעׇרְפָּה“neck”
  2. EnglishOrpah

From Hebrew עׇרְפָּה (orpá, “neck”).

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APA

Orpah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orpah

MLA

“Orpah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orpah. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Orpah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orpah.

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