Bible Dictionaries
Orpah
Holman Bible Dictionary
(awr' puh) Personal name meaning, “neck,” “girl with a full mane,” or “rain cloud.” Daughter-in-law of Naomi who returned to her people and gods after Naomi twice requested that she go (Ruth 1:4-15 ). See Ruth .
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Orpah'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/o/orpah.html. 1991.