Hebrew - English Dictionary
H669 - Ephraimites
| Strong's No.: | H669 |
| Hebrew: | אֶפְרַיִם |
| Transliteration: | ʼEphrayim |
| Phonetic: | ef-rah'-yim |
| Word Origin: | Dual of a masculine form of H672 |
| Bible Usage: | Ephraim Ephraimites |
| Part of Speech: | Proper Name Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | double fruit; {Ephrajim} a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from {him} and its territory |
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | Ephraim = "double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful" 1. second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh 2. the tribe, Ephraim 3. the mountain country of Ephraim 4. sometimes used name for the northern kingdom (Hosea or Isaiah) 5. a city near Baal-hazor 6. a chief gate of Jerusalem |
| Bible References:
Ephraimites |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
Ephraim ( 169 )
Ephraimites ( 4 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.