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Ephraim

US/ˈifɹi.əm/

Ephraim proper noun: the younger son of Joseph in the Bible, eponymous ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.

Proper noun

Ephraim

  1. The younger son of Joseph in the Bible, eponymous ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
    • And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 41:52
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.
  3. A hunter's name for the grizzly bear.

Ephraim meaning in Hindi, Arabic and Indonesian

Ephraim in Hindi

the younger son of Joseph
एप्रैम epraim

Ephraim in Arabic

the younger son of Joseph
أَفْرَايِم ʔafrāyim
given name
أَفْرَايِم ʔafrāyim

Ephraim in Indonesian

given name
Efraim

Origin of Ephraim

From Hebrew אֶפְרַיִם (Efráyim, “Ephraim”, literally “fruitful”), via Latin.

Questions about Ephraim

What does Ephraim mean?
Ephraim means the younger son of Joseph in the Bible, eponymous ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
What is Ephraim in Hindi?
Ephraim in Hindi is एप्रैम (epraim). See Ephraim meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Ephraim?
Ephraim is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ephraim?
Ephraim is pronounced /ˈifɹi.əm/ (US).

Words near Ephraim in the dictionary

  1. ephoros
  2. ephors
  3. ephorship
  4. ephorships
  5. ephorus
  6. Ephraim
  7. Ephraimite
  8. Ephraimites
  9. Ephraimitic
  10. Ephraimitish
  11. Ephrata

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