Ephraimite
English
editEtymology
editAn adaptation of the Latin Ephraimītēs, Ephraimīta, from the Ancient Greek Ἐφραιμῑ́tης (Ephraimī́tēs), from Ἐφραίμ (Ephraím, “Ephraim”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, “one connected to, a member of”). Equivalent to Ephraim + -ite.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈi.fɹi.əˌmaɪt/, /ˈi.fɹeɪ.ɪˌmaɪt/, /ˈi.fɹəˌmaɪt/[1][2]
- Hyphenation: E‧phra‧i‧mite, E‧phrai‧mite
Noun
editEphraimite (plural Ephraimites)
- (history, chiefly biblical) An allegiant of the Israelite tribal patriarch Ephraim, a member of the tribe purportedly descended from him, or an inhabitant of the Northern Kingdom of Israel (930–720 B.C.), in which the tribe of Ephraim was preëminent.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editallegiant of the patriarch Ephraim
member of the tribe of Ephraim
inhabitant of the Northern Kingdom of Israel
See also
edit- Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel)
- (descendants of the patriarch Jacob, later renamed Israel): Asher (Asherite), Benjamin (Benjaminite), Dan (Danite), Gad (Gadite), Issachar (Issacharite), Joseph (Josephite: Ephraim (Ephraimite), Manasseh (Manassite)), Judah (Judahite), Levi (Levite), Naphtali (Naphtalite), Reuben (Reubenite), Simeon (Simeonite), Zebulun (Zebulunite)
- Israel
- Israeli
- Israelite
- Israelitic
- Israelitish
- Jew
- Jewish
- Judah
- Judean
References
edit- ^ “Ephraimite”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ “Ephraimite”, in Collins English Dictionary.
Latin
editNoun
editEphrāimītē
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