אפרים

Hebrew

Root
פ־ר־ה (p-r-h)

Etymology

According to the Book of Genesis, from a word meaning "being fruitful;" compare Aramaic 𐡐𐡀𐡓𐡀 (pera, “fruit”).

Proper noun

אֶפְרַיִם • ('efráyim) m (Biblical Hebrew pausal form אֶפְרָיִם)

1. Ephraim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Ἐφραίμ (Ephraím), Ἐφραΐμ (Ephraḯm)
  • Greek: Εφραίμ (Efraím)
  • → Old Armenian: Եփրեմ (Epʻrem)
• → Classical Syriac: ܐܦܪܝܡ (ʾap̄rêm)

References

• H669 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible