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

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Ephraimite

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

The Ephraimite was a coin named after one Ephraim, a Jew, who alloyed the legal coin of the Empire.

From Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography by Jean Paul

The hospitable Ephraimite, who received into his house at Gibeah the Levite and his unfortunate companion, is described as "an old man coming from his work out of the field at even."

From Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Russell, Michael

The early Ephraimite narratives describe Moses as a prophet rather than as a mere lawgiver.

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