Zarephath
tsa.re.phat is a named place, identified as a destination, dwelling place, and geographic limit in the cited verses.
The term functions consistently as a proper place name: it is the destination and dwelling place in 1 Kings 17:9 and 1 Kings 17:10, and the stated extent of exiles in Obadiah 1:20.
Senses in use
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A named location in narrative and geographic extent · dominant
In 1 Kings 17:9, the proper noun occurs in the command to go and dwell at the location; the APB renders, “go to Zarephath which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there.” In 1 Kings 17:10 it is again the destination Elijah reaches, while Obadiah 1:20 uses it as the extent “as far as Zarephath” for the exiles' location.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Zarephath” in all three verses: as a place to go and dwell in 1 Kings 17:9 and 1 Kings 17:10, and as a geographic extent in Obadiah 1:20. The verse is read as a whole.