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Ephraim
Biblical Persons & Places
Strong's Definition
Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
Derivation: dual of masculine form of H672 (אֶפְרָת); double fruit;
KJV Usage: Ephraim, Ephraimites.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
אֶפְרַ֫יִם (eph.ra.yim) — Ephraim. A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.41.52; son of: Joseph (H3130) and Asenath (H0621); brother of: Manasseh (H4519); father of: Shuthelah (H7803), Becher (H1071H), Tahan (H8465), Ezer (H5827), Elead (H0496) and Beriah (H1283H); also called Ephrathite (NIV: Ephraimite) at 1Sa.1.1; Ephron (Qere, KJV: Ephrain) at 2Ch.13.19; § 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
אֶפְרַ֫יִם (eph.ra.yim) — Ephraim (Gate).
§ Ephraim = "double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful" a chief gate of Jerusalem
אֶפְרַ֫יִם (eph.ra.yim) — Ephraim (Gate).
§ Ephraim = "double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful" a chief gate of Nehemiah's Jerusalem
אֶפְרַ֫יִם (eph.ra.yim) — (Mount) Ephraim. Ephraim = "double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful" the mountain country of Ephraim Another name of e.val (עֵיבָל "(Mount )Ebal" H5858C)
אֶפְרַ֫יִם (eph.ra.yim) — (Forest of) Ephraim.
Combined with ya.ar (יַ֫עַר " Forest" H3293H) § Ephraim = "double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful" This name is used for the mountain country of Ephraim
אֶפְרַ֫יִם (eph.ra.yim) — Ephraim. Ephraim = "double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful" the country of the tribe of Ephraim Also named: Ephraim (Ἐφραίμ "Ephraim" G2187)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
name · אֶפְרָתִי
Names of People | Names of Groups | Names of Locations
Ephraim = man, tribe, and territory; ◄ son of Joseph; ► founder of one of the tribes of Israel
GEN 41:52 · GEN 46:20 · GEN 48:1 · GEN 48:5 · GEN 48:13 · GEN 48:14 · GEN 48:17 · GEN 48:17 · GEN 48:20 · GEN 48:20 · GEN 50:23 · NUM 1:10 · NUM 1:32 · NUM 1:33 · NUM 2:18 · NUM 2:18 · NUM 2:24 · NUM 7:48 · NUM 10:22 · NUM 13:8 · NUM 26:28 · NUM 26:35 · NUM 26:37 · NUM 34:24 · DEU 33:17 · DEU 34:2 · JOS 14:4 · JOS 16:4 · JOS 16:5 · JOS 16:8 · JOS 16:9 · JOS 16:10 · JOS 17:8 · JOS 17:9 · JOS 17:10 · JOS 17:15 · JOS 17:17 · JOS 19:50 · JOS 20:7 · JOS 21:5 · JOS 21:20 · JOS 21:21 · JOS 24:30 · JOS 24:33 · JDG 1:29 · JDG 2:9 · JDG 3:27 · JDG 4:5 · JDG 5:14 · JDG 7:24 · JDG 7:24 · JDG 8:1 · JDG 8:2 · JDG 10:1 · JDG 10:9 · JDG 12:1 · JDG 12:4 · JDG 12:4 · JDG 12:4 · JDG 12:4 · JDG 12:5 · JDG 12:5 · JDG 12:6 · JDG 12:15 · JDG 17:1 · JDG 17:8 · JDG 18:2 · JDG 18:13 · JDG 19:1 · JDG 19:16 · JDG 19:18 · 1SA 1:1 · 1SA 9:4 · 1SA 14:22 · 2SA 2:9 · 2SA 13:23 · 2SA 18:6 · 2SA 20:21 · 1KI 4:8 · 1KI 12:25 · 2KI 5:22 · 1CH 6:51 · 1CH 6:52 · 1CH 7:20 · 1CH 7:22 · 1CH 9:3 · 1CH 12:31 · 1CH 27:10 · 1CH 27:14 · 1CH 27:20 · 2CH 13:4 · 2CH 15:8 · 2CH 15:9 · 2CH 17:2 · 2CH 19:4 · 2CH 28:12 · 2CH 30:1 · 2CH 30:10 · 2CH 30:18 · 2CH 31:1 · 2CH 34:6 · 2CH 34:9 · PSA 60:9 · PSA 78:9 · PSA 78:67 · PSA 80:3 · PSA 108:9 · JER 4:15 · JER 7:15 · JER 31:6 · JER 31:9 · JER 50:19 · EZK 48:5 · EZK 48:6 · OBA 1:19
Names of Groups | Names of Locations
Ephraim = reference to the northern kingdom of Israel, of which Ephraim was the most important tribe
2CH 25:7 · 2CH 25:10 · 2CH 28:7 · ISA 7:2 · ISA 7:5 · ISA 7:8 · ISA 7:9 · ISA 7:17 · ISA 9:8 · ISA 9:20 · ISA 9:20 · ISA 11:13 · ISA 11:13 · ISA 11:13 · ISA 17:3 · ISA 28:1 · ISA 28:3 · JER 31:18 · JER 31:20 · EZK 37:16 · EZK 37:19 · HOS 4:17 · HOS 5:3 · HOS 5:3 · HOS 5:5 · HOS 5:9 · HOS 5:11 · HOS 5:12 · HOS 5:13 · HOS 5:13 · HOS 5:14 · HOS 6:4 · HOS 6:10 · HOS 7:1 · HOS 7:8 · HOS 7:8 · HOS 7:11 · HOS 8:9 · HOS 8:11 · HOS 9:3 · HOS 9:8 · HOS 9:11 · HOS 9:13 · HOS 9:13 · HOS 9:16 · HOS 10:6 · HOS 10:11 · HOS 10:11 · HOS 11:3 · HOS 11:8 · HOS 11:9 · HOS 12:1 · HOS 12:2 · HOS 12:9 · HOS 12:15 · HOS 13:1 · HOS 13:12 · HOS 14:9 · ZEC 9:10 · ZEC 9:13 · ZEC 10:7
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אֶפְרַ֫יִם n.pr.m. Ephraim base