Ephraim

[ee-free-uhm, ee-fruhm, ef-ruhm]

noun

1. 1. (in the Bible) the younger son of Joseph.

   2. the tribe of ancient Israel traditionally descended from him.

2. the Biblical kingdom of the Hebrews in northern Palestine, including ten of the twelve tribes.

3. a male given name.

Ephraim

/ ˈiːfreɪɪm /

noun

1. 1. the younger son of Joseph, who received the principal blessing of his grandfather Jacob (Genesis 48:8–22)

   2. the tribe descended from him

   3. the territory of this tribe, west of the River Jordan

2. the northern kingdom of Israel after the kingdom of Solomon had been divided into two

Example Sentences

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis told the BBC "right now, our hearts are shattered".

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The UK's Chief Rabbi, Sir Ephraim Mirvis, told the BBC Radio 4's Today programme that many members of the Jewish community wondered why marches in support of Palestine Action had been allowed to take place.

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"Some of them contain outright antisemitism, outright support for Hamas. Not every single person, however there is so much of this, which certainly is dangerous to many within our society," Sir Ephraim said.

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Thursday's attack was "the day we hoped we would never see, but which deep down, we knew would come", the UK's Chief Rabbi, Sir Ephraim Mirvis said.

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The UK's Chief Rabbi, Sir Ephraim Mirvis, called for the government to pause its decision.

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