H669 - אֶפְרַיִם (ʼEphrayim)

H669 אֶפְרַיִם (ʼEphrayim) ef-rah'-yim

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine)

Quick Definition

Ephraim

Biblical Persons & Places

Ephraim Joseph's son living at the time of the Patriarchs

A man who founded the tribe of Ephraim, living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.41.52; referred to as Ephraim or Ephraimite (אֶפְרַ֫יִם), or Ephron (=Ketiv. Qere, KJV= Ephrain) (עֶפְרוֹן), or Ephraimite (KJV= Ephrathite) or Ephrathite (NIV= Ephraimite) (אֶפְרָתִי); son of Joseph and Asenath; a brother of Manasseh; father of Shuthelah, Becher, Tahan, Ezer, Elead and Beriah.

Ephraim Ephraim

A location first mentioned at 2Sa.13.23; referred to as Ephraim (אֶפְרַ֫יִם), or Ephraim (Ἐφραίμ).

Ephraim_Gate Ephraim Gate= in Jerusalem (Jerusalem@Gen.14.18-Rev=H3389)

A location in Jerusalem first mentioned at 2Ki.14.13; only referred to as Ephraim Gate (אֶפְרַ֫יִם).

Ephraim_Gate Gate of Ephraim= in Jerusalem (Jerusalem@Gen.14.18-Rev=H3389)

A location in Jerusalem first mentioned at Neh.8.16; only referred to as Ephraim Gate (אֶפְרַ֫יִם).

Forest_Ephraim Ephraim Forest

A location only mentioned at 2Sa.18.6; only referred to as Forest Ephraim (אֶפְרַ֫יִם יַ֫עַר).

Strong's Definition

Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory

Derivation: dual of masculine form of H672 (אֶפְרָת); double fruit;

KJV Usage: Ephraim, Ephraimites.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Ephraim = "double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful"

1) second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh

2) the tribe, Ephraim

3) the mountain country of Ephraim

4) sometimes used name for the northern kingdom (Hosea or Isaiah)

5) a city near Baal-hazor

6) a chief gate of Jerusalem

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G2187

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.41.52; 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 1Sa.1.1; Ephron (Qere, KJV: Ephrain) at 2Ch.13.19; § Ephraim = "double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful" 1) second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh 2) the tribe, Ephraim 3) the mountain country of Ephraim 4) sometimes used name for the northern kingdom (Hosea or Isaiah) 5) a city near Baal-hazor 6) a chief gate of Jerusalem

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אֶפְרַיִם ephrayim BDB Definition: Ephraim = double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful 1) second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh 2) the tribe, Ephraim 3) the mountain country of Ephraim 4) sometimes used name for the northern kingdom (Hosea or Isaiah) 5) a city near Baal-hazor 6) a chief gate of Jerusalem Part of Speech: noun proper masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: dual of H672 Total KJV Occurrences: 180

Bible Occurrences (164)

41:52 46:20 48:1 48:5 48:13 48:14 48:17 48:20 50:23

1:10 1:32 1:33 2:18 2:24 7:48 10:22 13:8 26:28 26:35 26:37 34:24

33:17 34:2

14:4 16:4 16:5 16:8 16:9 16:10 17:8 17:9 17:10 17:15 17:17 19:50 20:7 21:5 21:20 21:21 24:30 24:33

1:1 9:4 14:22

2:9 13:23 18:6 20:21

4:8 12:25

5:22 14:13

6:66 6:67 7:20 7:22 9:3 12:30 27:10 27:14 27:20

13:4 15:8 15:9 17:2 19:4 25:7 25:10 25:23 28:7 28:12 30:1 30:10 30:18 31:1 34:6 34:9

8:16 12:39

60:7 78:9 78:67 80:2 108:8

7:2 7:5 7:8 7:9 7:17 9:9 9:21 11:13 17:3 28:1 28:3

4:15 7:15 31:6 31:9 31:18 31:20 50:19

37:16 37:19 48:5 48:6

4:17 5:3 5:5 5:9 5:11 5:12 5:13 5:14 6:4 6:10 7:1 7:8 7:11 8:9 8:11 9:3 9:8 9:11 9:13 9:16 10:6 10:11 11:3 11:8 11:9 11:12 12:1 12:8 12:14 13:1 13:12 14:8

1:19

9:10 9:13 10:7

Genesis 41:52

And the second [son] he named... Ephraim, saying, God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.

Genesis 46:20

Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On -.

Genesis 48:1

Some time later...... Joseph... was told, Your father is ill. So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

Genesis 48:5

And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you [here] [shall be reckoned as] mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon [are mine].

Genesis 48:13

And Joseph took both of them— with Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand— and brought them close to him.

Genesis 48:14

But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim,... the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.

Genesis 48:17

When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he was displeased... and took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to... Manasseh’s.

Genesis 48:20

So that day [Jacob] blessed them and said: By you shall Israel pronounce this blessing: May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh. So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.