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oÌ‚r´pa (ערפּה, ‛orpaÌ„h; for meaning see below): A Moabitess, wife of Mahlon, son of Elimelech and Naomi. Unlike her sister Ruth she returned to her own people after escorting Naomi on her way to Judah ( ff). Her name is supposed to be derived from the Hebrew word for “neck†(ערף, ‛oÌ„reph), and so to mean “stiff-necked†because of her turning-back from following her mother-in-law; others take it to mean “gazelle.â€