English
Orpah
Orpah comes from Hebrew עׇרְפָּה ‘neck’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentעׇרְפָּהorpá‘neck’
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Orpah
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentעׇרְפָּהorpá‘neck’
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Orpah
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “And they tooke them wiues of the women of…”
Every English word from Hebrew עׇרְפָּה
Today it means
name A Biblical figure, daughter-in-law of Naomi, wife of Chilion.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew עׇרְפָּה / Orpah