Ephraimite
[ee-free-uh-mahyt, ee-fruh-mit]
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noun
a member of the tribe of Ephraim.
an inhabitant of the northern kingdom of Israel.
adjective
Also E·phra·i·mit·ic [ee-free-uh-mit-ik, ee-fruh-mit-] /ˈi fri əˈmɪt ɪk, ˌi frəˈmɪt-/. of or relating to the tribe of Ephraim or the Ephraimites.
Origin of Ephraimite
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Historical Examples of ephraimite
What had she to ask from the Ephraimite, whom she had forever refused?
Joshua, CompleteGeorg Ebers
His father therefore could not have been Ahijah the prophet, who was an Ephraimite.
The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of KingsF. W. Farrar
He alone possessed the needful courage and skill, and he was an Ephraimite.
History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6)Heinrich Graetz
I had stumbled upon their shibboleth, and proclaimed myself an Ephraimite, and not of Gilead.
The Bible in SpainGeorge Borrow
In the formation of the kingdom of Israel, an Ephraimite was the first king.
Ephraimite
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