Ephraimite

[ ee-free-uh-mahyt, ee-fruh-mit ]

/ ˈi fri əˌmaɪt, ˈi frə mɪt /

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

First recorded in 1605–15; Ephraim + -ite¹

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Examples from the Web for ephraimite

His father therefore could not have been Ahijah the prophet, who was an Ephraimite.
The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Kings|F. W. Farrar
In the formation of the kingdom of Israel, an Ephraimite was the first king.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844|Various
He alone possessed the needful courage and skill, and he was an Ephraimite.
History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
What had she to ask from the Ephraimite, whom she had forever refused?
Joshua, Complete|Georg Ebers

I had stumbled upon their shibboleth, and proclaimed myself an Ephraimite, and not of Gilead.
The Bible in Spain|George Borrow

British Dictionary definitions for ephraimite

Ephraimite

/ (ˈiːfreɪɪˌmaɪt) /

noun

a member of the tribe of Ephraim

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