In the bible, Orpah is the name of the wife of Chilion (RUT 1:4) [process of elimination based on RUT 4:10]. Meaning of the name: the neck or skull. Related names are:
Ruth and
Moab. The translations of Orpah in 9 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from
オルパ in Japanese to
オルパ in Japanese!
And they took them wives 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 years. (RUT 1:4)
And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her. (RUT 1:14)