אֶפְרַיִם

Strong’s Definition

Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory

Etymology & Derivation

dual of masculine form of H672 (אֶפְרָת); double fruit;

KJV Usage

Ephraim, Ephraimites.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼEphrayim; Pronunciation: ef-rah'-yim