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<p> '''''beth''''' -'''''lē̇''''' -'''''af´ra''''' ( בּית לעפרה , <i> '''''bēth le‛aphrāh''''' </i> ; [[Septuagint]] ἐξ οῖκου κατὰ γέλωτα , <i> '''''ex oı́kou katá gélōta''''' </i> , "house of dust"): The name of a place found only in Micah 1:10 . From the connection in which it is used it was probably in the [[Philistine]] plain. There seems to be a play upon the name in the sentence, "at <i> '''''Beth le''''' </i> - <i> '''''‛aphrāh''''' </i> have I rolled myself in the <i> dust </i> ," <i> '''''‛aphrāh''''' </i> meaning "dust," and possibly another on <i> Philistine </i> in <i> rolled </i> , התפלּשׁתי , <i> '''''hith''''' </i> - <i> '''''pallāshithı̄''''' </i> (see G. A. Smith, <i> The Book of the Twelve [[Prophets]] </i> , <i> called Minor </i> , in the place cited.). </p> | |||
Beth-Le-'Aphrah <ref name="term_1779" /> | |||
<p> ''''' beth ''''' - ''''' lē̇ ''''' - ''''' af´ra ''''' ( בּית לעפרה , <i> ''''' bēth le‛aphrāh ''''' </i> ; [[Septuagint]] ἐξ οῖκου κατὰ γέλωτα , <i> ''''' ex oı́kou katá gélōta ''''' </i> , "house of dust"): The name of a place found only in Micah 1:10 . From the connection in which it is used it was probably in the [[Philistine]] plain. There seems to be a play upon the name in the sentence, "at <i> ''''' [[Beth]] le ''''' </i> - <i> ''''' ‛aphrāh ''''' </i> have I rolled myself in the <i> dust </i> ," <i> ''''' ‛aphrāh ''''' </i> meaning "dust," and possibly another on <i> Philistine </i> in <i> rolled </i> , התפלּשׁתי , <i> ''''' hith ''''' </i> - <i> ''''' pallāshithı̄ ''''' </i> (see G. A. Smith, <i> The Book of the Twelve [[Prophets]] </i> , <i> called Minor </i> , in the place cited.). </p> | |||
== References == | |||
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<ref name="term_1779"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/beth-le-'aphrah Beth-Le-'Aphrah from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
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Beth-Le-'Aphrah [1]
beth - lē̇ - af´ra ( בּית לעפרה , bēth le‛aphrāh ; Septuagint ἐξ οῖκου κατὰ γέλωτα , ex oı́kou katá gélōta , "house of dust"): The name of a place found only in Micah 1:10 . From the connection in which it is used it was probably in the Philistine plain. There seems to be a play upon the name in the sentence, "at Beth le - ‛aphrāh have I rolled myself in the dust ," ‛aphrāh meaning "dust," and possibly another on Philistine in rolled , התפלּשׁתי , hith - pallāshithı̄ (see G. A. Smith, The Book of the Twelve Prophets , called Minor , in the place cited.).
