Ephratah (çf'ra-tah, or e-frâ-tah), or Ephrath (çf'rath, or ç'frath), fruitful, 1. Second wife of Caleb, the son of Hezron, mother of Hur and grandmother of Caleb, the spy, according to 1 Chronicles 2:19, 1 Chronicles 2:50, and probably 24, and 1 Chronicles 1:4. b.c. 1695. 2. The ancient name of Bethlehem-judah. Genesis 35:16, Genesis 35:19, Genesis 48:7.