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Ephraimite
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English
Etymology
An adaptation of the en la Ephraimītēs, la Ephraimīta, from the en grc Ἐφραιμίτης Ἐφραιμῑ́tης, from grc Ἐφραίμ ῑ́της Ephraim one connected to, a member of yes. Equivalent to en Ephraim ite yes.
Pronunciation
en /ˈi.fɹi.əˌmaɪt/ /ˈi.fɹeɪ.ɪˌmaɪt/ /ˈi.fɹəˌmaɪt/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-Ephraimite.wav US
en E phra i mite E phrai mite
Noun
en history chiefly Biblical _ history An en allegiant of the en Israelite tribal patriarch en Ephraim, a member of the tribe purportedly descended from him, or an inhabitant of the Northern Kingdom of Israel (930–720 B.C.), in which the tribe of Ephraim was preëminent.
Derived terms
en Ephraimitic Ephraimitish
Translations
allegiant of the patriarch Ephraim
member of the tribe of Ephraim
inhabitant of the Northern Kingdom of Israel
See also
en Abraham, en Isaac, and en Jacob (en Israel)
descendants of the patriarch Jacob, later renamed Israel: en Asher (en Asherite), en Benjamin (en Benjaminite), en Dan (en Danite), en Gad (en Gadite), en Issachar (en Issacharite), en Joseph (en Josephite: en Ephraim (en Ephraimite), en Manasseh (en Manassite)), en Judah (en Judahite), en Levi (en Levite), en Naphtali (en Naphtalite), en Reuben (en Reubenite), en Simeon (en Simeonite), en Zebulun (en Zebulunite)
en Israel
en Israeli
en Israelite
en Israelitic
en Israelitish
en Jew
en Jewish
en Judah
en Judean
References
en eponyms
en People Bible
Latin
Noun
la noun form Ephrāimītē
la Ephrāimītēs abl//voc s