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== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34452" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34452" /> == | ||
<p> <span> [[Micah]] 1:10 </span> . ("dust", which the following words, "roll thyself in the dust," allude to). [[Identified]] by Winer with [[Ophrah]] of [[Benjamin]] ( <span> [[Joshua]] 18:28 </span> ); or, as [[Rabbi]] Tanchum, a town near Jerusalem. The prophet tells his countrymen not to declare their sorrow in hostile Gath, but in their own cities. </p> | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38524" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38524" /> == | ||
<span> [[Micah]] 1:10 </span> | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49437" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49437" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> APHRAH </strong> . [[See]] Beth-le-Aphrah. </p> | |||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_64680" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_64680" /> == | ||
<p> The margin of <span> [[Micah]] 1:10 </span> explains the name as 'house of dust,' so that there is a play upon the word 'dust:' 'in the house of dust roll thyself in the dust.' The LXX read 'the house in derision.' It may refer to OPHRAHin <span> [[Joshua]] 18:23 </span> ; <span> 1 [[Samuel]] 13:17 </span> , a city in the tribe of Benjamin. </p> | |||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71375" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71375" /> == | ||
<p> <span> Aph'rah. </span> <span> ((house of) dust). </span> A place mentioned in <span> [[Micah]] 1:10 </span> . Its site is uncertain. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_763" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_763" /> == | ||
<p> '''''af´ra''''' : the [[King]] [[James]] [[Version]] form for the [[Revised]] Version (British and American) Beth-Le- 'APHRAH ( <span> [[Micah]] 1:10 </span> ). </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_20558" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_20558" /> == | ||
<p> (Heb., Aphrah', <span> עִפְרָה </span> ), another form of the name OPHRAH (See [[Ophrah]]) ( <span> [[Micah]] 1:10 </span> ). (See [[Beth-Leaphrah]]). </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_34452"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/aphrah Aphrah from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_38524"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/aphrah Aphrah from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_49437"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/aphrah Aphrah from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_64680"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/aphrah Aphrah from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_71375"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/aphrah Aphrah from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_763"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/aphrah Aphrah from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_20558"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/aphrah Aphrah from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
</references> | </references> | ||
Revision as of 19:13, 11 October 2021
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [1]
Micah 1:10 . ("dust", which the following words, "roll thyself in the dust," allude to). Identified by Winer with Ophrah of Benjamin ( Joshua 18:28 ); or, as Rabbi Tanchum, a town near Jerusalem. The prophet tells his countrymen not to declare their sorrow in hostile Gath, but in their own cities.
Holman Bible Dictionary [2]
Micah 1:10
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [3]
APHRAH . See Beth-le-Aphrah.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [4]
The margin of Micah 1:10 explains the name as 'house of dust,' so that there is a play upon the word 'dust:' 'in the house of dust roll thyself in the dust.' The LXX read 'the house in derision.' It may refer to OPHRAHin Joshua 18:23 ; 1 Samuel 13:17 , a city in the tribe of Benjamin.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [5]
Aph'rah. ((house of) dust). A place mentioned in Micah 1:10 . Its site is uncertain.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [6]
af´ra : the King James Version form for the Revised Version (British and American) Beth-Le- 'APHRAH ( Micah 1:10 ).
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [7]
(Heb., Aphrah', עִפְרָה ), another form of the name OPHRAH (See Ophrah) ( Micah 1:10 ). (See Beth-Leaphrah).
References
- ↑ Aphrah from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Aphrah from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Aphrah from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Aphrah from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Aphrah from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Aphrah from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Aphrah from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
