How to Pronounce Orpah
AWR-puh
Orpah is pronounced AWR-puh (ˈɔːpə): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: OR-puh.
What does Orpah mean?
Orpah means “the neck or skull”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Orpah?
Forelock or fawn, a Moabitess, the wife of Chilion (Ruth 1:4; 4:10). On the death of her husband she accompanied Naomi, her mother-in-law, part of the way to Bethlehem, and then returned to Moab.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Also pronounced
OR-puh
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