The meaning of “אֶפְרַיִם”
Understanding ʼEphrayim reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
dual of masculine form of אֶפְרָת; double fruit Ephraim, Ephraimites. - § Ephraim = "double ash-heap: I shall be doubly ...
אֶפְרַיִם
dual of masculine form of אֶפְרָת; double fruit Ephraim, Ephraimites. - § Ephraim = "double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful" - Ephrajim, a son of Joseph - also the tribe descended from him, and its territory 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 48:13 | “And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near unto him.” Word: אֶפְרַיִם (ʼEphrayim) | |
| Joshua 17:15 | “And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.” Word: אֶפְרַיִם (ʼEphrayim) | |
| 2 Samuel 18:6 | “So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;” Word: אֶפְרַיִם (ʼEphrayim) | |
| 1 Chronicles 9:3 | “And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh;” Word: אֶפְרַיִם (ʼEphrayim) | |
| Psalms 78:67 | “Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:” Word: אֶפְרַיִם (ʼEphrayim) |
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