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View Name: Orpah


ORPAH
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Biblical
OTHER SCRIPTS: עָרְפָּה (Ancient Hebrew)
PRONOUNCED: AWR-pÉ™ (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "back of the neck" in Hebrew. Orpah was Naomi's second daughter-in-law in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament.
Related Names
VARIANT: Orpha
OTHER LANGUAGES: 'Orpah (Biblical Hebrew), Orpha (English)
SEE ALSO
'ORPAH


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