Ephrathah
eph.ra.tah is a proper name used chiefly for a place identified with Bethlehem, and also for a woman in Caleb's family line.
The dominant use is a place name, appearing on the road to a location identified as Bethlehem and as the setting for actions and reports. In the Chronicles passages, the same proper name identifies a woman associated with Caleb and Hur.
Senses in use
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Place associated with Bethlehem · dominant
In Genesis 35:19 the APB renders Rachel's burial as being on the way of Ephrathah and adds, "that is, Bethlehem"; Genesis 48:7 likewise places the road to Ephrathah in the account of her burial. Genesis 35:16 describes travel with some distance still remaining to it, while Ruth 4:11 and Psalm 132:6 place action or report "in Ephrathah."
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Woman in Caleb's family line · common
In 1 Chronicles 2:19 the APB renders Ephrathah as the woman Caleb took after Azubah died. In 1 Chronicles 2:50 and 1 Chronicles 4:4, Hur is described as her firstborn, placing the proper name within the genealogy.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB usually retains "Ephrathah" as a name, locating travel, burial, action, or report there; Genesis 35:19 and Genesis 48:7 add "that is, Bethlehem." It also presents the name as a woman in the Chronicles genealogies, while the supplied APB for Micah 5:1 does not visibly reproduce it.