Orpah

English

Etymology

From Hebrew עָרְפָּה (orpā, “neck”).

Proper noun

Orpah

1. (biblical) A Biblical figure, daughter-in-law of Naomi, wife of Chilion.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ruth 1:4:

     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.

2. A female given name from Hebrew

Derived terms

• Oprah

Further reading

• Orpah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia