Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orpah

/ˈɔɹpɑ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: or-pah
IPA: /ˈɔɹpɑ/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Biblical figure, daughter-in-law of Naomi, wife of Chilion.

name

A female given name from Hebrew.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From Hebrew עׇרְפָּה (orpá, “neck”).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: עׇרְפָּה

Derived Forms

Oprah

Questions

How do you pronounce orpah?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔɹpɑ/.
What does orpah mean?: A Biblical figure, daughter-in-law of Naomi, wife of Chilion.
Where does orpah come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce orpah

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