אֶפְרָתִי

eph.ra.tiNounH0673

Ephraimite

From: patrial from H672 (אֶפְרָת);

Short Definition

an Ephrathite or an Ephraimite

Full Lexicon Entry

Someone descended from Ephraim, a man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Joseph (H3130) and Asenath (H0621); brother of: Manasseh (H4519); father of: Shuthelah (H7803), Becher (H1071H), Tahan (H8465), Ezer (H5827), Elead (H0496) and Beriah (H1283H); also called Ephrathite (NIV: Ephraimite) at ; Ephron (Qere, KJV: Ephrain) at ; Group of eph.ra.yim (*אֶפְרַ֫יִם *"Ephraim" H0669) § Ephrathite = "ashiness: fruitfulness" 1) an inhabitant or descendant of Ephraim (in in ; ) 2) an inhabitant of Bethlehem (in ; )

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--PG

DescriptionN:N--PG

Occurrences

5 times

Appears 5 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Samuel
2
1 Kings
1
Judges
1
Ruth
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Kings 11:26
  • 1 Samuel 1:1
  • 1 Samuel 17:12
  • Judges 12:5
  • Ruth 1:2

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