Ephraimite

American  

[ee-free-uh-mahyt, ee-fruh-mit] / ˈi fri əˌmaɪt, ˈi frə mɪt /

noun

1. a member of the tribe of Ephraim.

2. an inhabitant of the northern kingdom of Israel.

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adjective

1. Also Ephraimitic of or relating to the tribe of Ephraim or the Ephraimites.

Ephraimite British  

/ ˈiːfreɪɪˌmaɪt /

noun

1. a member of the tribe of Ephraim

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Etymology

Origin of Ephraimite

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

Example Sentences

The men of Gilead said unto him, "Art thou an Ephraimite?"

From Time Magazine Archive

A comparison quickly demonstrates that it is in reality a brief summary of the older histories, and especially of the early Ephraimite prophetic.

From The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament by Kent, Charles Foster

A rich Ephraimite, Micah, had set up to Jehovah a silver-covered image, and lodged it in an appropriate house.

From Prolegomena by Wellhausen, Julius

Not more surely did the lacking aspirate betray the Ephraimite at Jordan than the spelling of this manuscript corrector reveals the period at which he performed his labors.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 by Various

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

From The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry