Ephraim

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US)
  • IPA: /ˈifriəm/, /ˈifrəm/
  • X-SAMPA: /"ifri@m/, /"ifr@m/

Proper noun

Ephraim

1. The younger son of Joseph in the Bible, eponymous ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
2. A male given name
3. A hunter's name for the grizzly bear.

Translations

given name

• Aramaic:

  Classical Syriac: ܐܦܪܡ (ʾafrim)

• Basque: Eperna (eu)
• Catalan: Efraïm (ca)
• Dutch: Efraïm (nl)
• French: Ephraïm (fr)

• Hebrew: אֶפְרָיִם (he) (Efráyim)
• Inuktitut: ᐃᑉᕋᐃᒻ (iu) (Ipraim)
• Italian: Efraimo (it)
• Russian: Эфрем (ru) (Efrem)
• Spanish: Efraín (es)