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

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

Abraham and Moses are here conceived of as prophets, and the Ephraimite history of their age is largely devoted to a portrayal of their prophetic activity.

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

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

In the formation of the kingdom of Israel, an Ephraimite was the first king.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844 by Various