English

Proper noun

Ephraim

1. The younger son of Joseph in the Bible, eponymous ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
   • 1611, Bible (KJV), Genesis 41:52:

     And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

2. A male given name.
3. A hunter's name for the grizzly bear.

Related terms

• Ephraimite
• Ephrem, Yefrem

Translations

Latin

Alternative forms

• Ephrâim, Ephrāimus

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Ἐφραΐμ ‎(Ephraḯm), from the Hebrew אֶפְרַיִם ‎(Efráyim).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /eˈpʰraː.im/, [ɛˈpʰraː.ĩ]

Proper noun

Ephrāim m ‎(indeclinable)

1. Ephraim (son of Joseph, progenitor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel)

Related terms

• Ephrāimītēs

References

• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Ephraim”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 593/2.