Ephrathite=“ashiness: fruitfulness” 1) an inhabitant or descendant of Ephraim 2) an inhabitant of Bethlehem Part of Speech: adjective proper A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: patrial form H672
אפת (meaning dubious √ whence Arabic calamity, & also wonder, portent; according to Thes Arabic √=suffer evil). **but Thes612. Add. 72 deletes אפת, and derives מוֺפֵת from √ פו׳׳, so BaNB § 172 c; see also, on as late by-form of , DBMacdonaldJBL xiv (1895). 58 ff..
Judges 12:5 HEB:אַנְשֵֽׁי־ גִלְעָ֛ד הַֽאֶפְרָתִ֥י אַ֖תָּה וַיֹּ֥אמֶֽר ׀ NAS: would say to him, Are you an Ephraimite? If he said, KJV: said unto him, [Art] thou an Ephraimite? If he said, INT: the men of Gilead Ephraimite you say
Ruth 1:2 HEB:מַחְל֤וֹן וְכִלְיוֹן֙ אֶפְרָתִ֔ים מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֖חֶם NAS: and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem KJV: and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. INT: Mahlon and Chilion Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah
1 Samuel 1:1 HEB:בֶן־ צ֖וּף אֶפְרָתִֽי׃ NAS: the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. KJV: the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite: INT: the son of Zuph an Ephraimite
1 Samuel 17:12 HEB:בֶּן־ אִ֨ישׁ אֶפְרָתִ֜י הַזֶּ֗ה מִבֵּ֥ית NAS: was the son of the Ephrathite of Bethlehem INT: was the son men of the Ephrathite he of Bethlehem
1 Kings 11:26 HEB:בֶּן־ נְבָ֨ט אֶפְרָתִ֜י מִן־ הַצְּרֵדָ֗ה NAS: of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, KJV: of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, INT: the son of Nebat an Ephraimite at of Zeredah
calamity, & also wonder, portent; according to Thes Arabic √=
suffer evil). 
as late by-form of 
, DBMacdonaldJBL xiv (1895). 58 ff..