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

Elijah informed Rabbi Abiathar that in heaven the cruel conduct of the Ephraimite was explained in two ways, according to Abiathar's conception and according to his opponent Jonathan's as well.

From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 by Radin, Paul

There was a man of Ramathaimsophim, of Mount Ephraim, and his name was Elcana, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliu, the son of Thohu, the son of Suph, an Ephraimite: An Ephraimite...

From The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 09: 1 Kings The Challoner Revision by

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

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