Ephraim

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈiːfreɪɪm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ē′frē əm, ē′frəm; for 4 also ef′rəm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
E•phra•im  (ē′frē əm, ē′frəm; for 4 also ef′rəm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biblethe younger son of Joseph. Gen. 41:52.
  2. Biblethe tribe of Israel traditionally descended from him. Gen. 48:1.
  3. Bible, Place Namesthe Biblical kingdom of the Hebrews in N Palestine, including ten of the twelve tribes. Cf. Judah (def. 3).
  4. a male given name.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Ephraim / ˈiːfreɪɪm/
  1. the younger son of Joseph, who received the principal blessing of his grandfather Jacob (Genesis 48:8–22)
  2. the tribe descended from him
  3. the territory of this tribe, west of the River Jordan
  4. the northern kingdom of Israel after the kingdom of Solomon had been divided into two
'Ephraim' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Asenath - Burchfield - Caro - Ephraimite - Israel - Joseph - Judah - Lessing - McDowell - Shiloh

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