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[ ee-free-uhm, ee-fruhm; for 4 also ef-ruhm ] / ˈi fri əm, ˈi frəm; for 4 also ˈɛf rəm /
nounthe younger son of Joseph. Genesis 41:52. the tribe of Israel traditionally descended from him. Genesis 48:1. the Biblical kingdom of the Hebrews in northern Palestine, including ten of the twelve tribes.Compare Judah (def. 3). a male given name. Words nearby EphraimEphesians, Ephesus, ephippium, ephod, ephor, Ephraim, Ephraimite, Ephrata, epi-, epiandrosterone, epibenthos Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for EphraimYep, according to Ephraim Inbar, head of the Begin-Sadat Center at Bar-Ilan University. 7 Questions About the Geneva Deal on Iran You Might Be Asking|Matthew Kalman|November 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST Nothing he's said has not been said by leaders like Ehud Olmert and intelligence chief Ephraim Halevy. Hagel And The Neo-McCarthyites|Bernard Avishai|December 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST And Ephraim is become as a dove that is decoyed, not having a heart: they called upon Egypt, they went to the Assyrians. The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various The next morning Ephraim felt very ill, but he kept it from his mother. Pembroke|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Through this is the road to the ancient land of Ephraim, and so to Nabls and Damascus. Jerusalem Explored, Volume I--Text|Ermete Pierotti Ephraim hurried to the shore, called on the shepherds to follow him and, under his direction, they helped drive the herds forward. Joshua, Complete|Georg Ebers I taught Ephraim to walk, but they knew not that I healed them. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of the Twelve Prophets, Vol. I|George Adam Smith
British Dictionary definitions for Ephraim
noun Old Testament- the younger son of Joseph, who received the principal blessing of his grandfather Jacob (Genesis 48:8–22)
- the tribe descended from him
- the territory of this tribe, west of the River Jordan
the northern kingdom of Israel after the kingdom of Solomon had been divided into two Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |