Ephraim
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- proper noun
- /ˈiːfreɪ.ɪm/
- Literature
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Efraín
- May God make you like Ephraim and Menasheh, like Sarah, Rivka, Rochel, and Leah; may He bless you and keep you.
- Ephraim and Manasseh
- Hills of Ephraim
- Mount Ephraim
Examples
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In this passage, the tribes of Joseph (Ephraim and Manasseh) were complaining to Joshua because they are numerous, but they were only given one portion (v. 14).
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This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will take Ephraim and the northern tribes and join them to Judah.
Blog text (24) -
At the wood of Ephraim, where they will be tired after crossing the river.
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I will not act on my wrath, will not turn to destroy Ephraim, for I am God, not man, the Holy One in your midst.
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Usually, the tribe was the tribe of Ephraim, but in a few cases it was the tribe of Benjamin or Judah.
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So Jesus did not travel openly in Judea, but left, and went to a place near the desert... to a town named Ephraim, where he stayed with his disciples.
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They buried him in the land he had been allocated, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
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Manasseh and Ephraim receive a simultaneous blessing that in the same instant recognizes and dissolves the tension between the older and the younger.
Academic text (1990) -
Obadiah 1:19 And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines; and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria; and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
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The town of Ephraim is known for its beautiful landscapes and rich history.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ephraim was also the name of an ancient tribe and region in Israel, named after the same person whose name means 'fruitful' (from the root parah). Because the name suggests 'fruitful' land, thinking of rich, growing hills helps explain why the place was called Ephraim.