Concise Bible Dictionary:
This is mentioned only in 1 Chronicles 2:24, as the name of a place where Hezron died. That Hezron could have died there (though it is not at all known where the place was) has been thought an impossibility, for was he not with the Israelites living in Egypt? Yes, but at least in the time of Joseph, he and others may have visited Canaan, and on one of his visits have died there, and thus the place have come to be named after his son and his son’s wife? (1 Chron. 2:19). The LXX has the improbable reading of “Caleb came to Ephratha,” perhaps so framed to remove the supposed difficulty.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
from 3612 and 672; Caleb- Ephrathah, a place in Egypt (if the text is correct)
KJV Usage:
Caleb-ephrathah
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
Firmly bound; fruitfulness:―name of place where Hezron died, 1 Chron. 2:24. {Firmiter ligatus; fecunditas}