ʼEphrayim — H669

H669 · Hebrew — אפרים

Pronunciation: ef-rah'-yim

Definition

masculine proper noun

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

  1. Ephraim = "double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful"
  2. second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh
  3. the tribe, Ephraim
  4. the mountain country of Ephraim
  5. sometimes used name for the northern kingdom (Hosea or Isaiah)
  6. a city near Baal-hazor
  7. a chief gate of Jerusalem

Usually translated as

Ephraim, Ephraimites

Origin

dual of masculine form of H672; double fruit

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʼEphrayim occurs 180 times in 164 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (9), Numbers (12), Deuteronomy (2), Joshua (18), Judges (22), 1 Samuel (3), 2 Samuel (4), 1 Kings (2), 2 Kings (2), 1 Chronicles (9), 2 Chronicles (16), Nehemiah (2), Psalms (5), Isaiah (11), Jeremiah (7), Ezekiel (4), Hosea (32), Obadiah (1), Zechariah (3)

Strong's Lexicon — E