Orpah (Hebrew: עָרְפָּה ʿOrpā, meaning "neck" or "fawn") is a woman mentioned in the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible. She was from Moab and was the daughter-in-law ...

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Orpah. ORPAH. or'-pa (`orpah; for meaning see below):. A Moabitess, wife of Mahlon, son of Elimelech and Naomi.

And thus, the name Orpah may mean anything from Drip to Cloud to Shadow. That's not at all unusual, or even negative, since in the Bible great things tend ...

Her name is supposed to be derived from the Hebrew word for "neck" (`oreph), and so to mean "stiff-necked" because of her turning-back from following her mother ...

The name Orpah has its origins in Hebrew, where it is derived from the word oref, meaning back of the neck. This name carries with it a rich historical ...

Orpah is one of the secondary characters of the Book of Ruth, which tells the reader only that she was Naomi's second daughter-in-law.

Her name is supposed to be derived from the Hebrew word for "neck" (`oreph), and so to mean "stiff-necked" because of her turning-back from following her mother ...

ORPAH ôr' pə (עָרְפָּ֔ה, meaning uncertain; neck, gazelle, youthful have been suggested). A Moabitess who married Chilion, one of two sons of Elimelech ...

Orpah (a gazelle), a Moabite woman wife of Chilion son of Naomi, and thereby sister-in-law to Ruth. (Ruth 2:4,14) (BC 1360.)