See also: Éphraïm, Ephrâim, and Ephraïm

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Etymology edit

Hebrew אֶפְרַיִם (Efráyim, Ephraim, literally fruitful), via Latin.

Pronunciation edit

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈifɹi.əm/, /ˈifɹəm/, /ˈɛf.ɹəm/

Proper noun edit

Ephraim

  1. The younger son of Joseph in the Bible, eponymous ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.
  3. A hunter's name for the grizzly bear.

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German edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרַיִם (Efráyim).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːfʁa.ɪm/, /ˈɛfʁa-/, /-iːm/

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Ephraim m (proper noun, strong, genitive Ephraims or (with an article) Ephraim)

  1. (biblical) Ephraim
  2. a male given name of now rare usage

Latin edit

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Etymology edit

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

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Ephrāim m (indeclinable)
Ephraim m (indeclinable)

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

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References edit

  • Ephraim in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 593/2

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