Ephraimite

[ ee-free-uh-mahyt, ee-fruh-mit ]

noun

1. a member of the tribe of Ephraim.
2. an inhabitant of the northern kingdom of Israel.

adjective

1. Also E·phra·i·mit·ic [] of or relating to the tribe of Ephraim or the Ephraimites.

Ephraimite

/ ˈiːfreɪɪˌmaɪt /

noun

1. a member of the tribe of Ephraim

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ephraimite¹

First recorded in 1605–15; Ephraim + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

His father therefore could not have been Ahijah the prophet, who was an Ephraimite.

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He alone possessed the needful courage and skill, and he was an Ephraimite.

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In the formation of the kingdom of Israel, an Ephraimite was the first king.

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I had stumbled upon their shibboleth, and proclaimed myself an Ephraimite, and not of Gilead.

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What had she to ask from the Ephraimite, whom she had forever refused?

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