Ephraim
English
Etymology
Hebrew אֶפְרַיִם (Efráyim, “Ephraim”, literally “fruitful”), via Latin.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Ephraim
- The younger son of Joseph in the Bible, eponymous ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 41:52:
- And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- A hunter's name for the grizzly bear.
Related terms
Translations
the younger son of Joseph
given name
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Further reading
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Ἐφραΐμ (Ephraḯm), from the Hebrew אֶפְרַיִם (Efráyim).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /eˈpʰraː.im/, [ɛˈpʰräːɪ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈfra.im/, [eˈfräːim]
Proper noun
Ephrāim m (indeclinable)
- Ephraim (son of Joseph, progenitor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel)
Related terms
References
- Ephraim in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 593/2.
Further reading
- Ephraim on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la
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