Ephraim

See also: Ephrâim and Éphraïm

English

Etymology

Hebrew אֶפְרַיִם‎ (Efráyim, “Ephraim”, literally “fruitful”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈifɹi.əm/, /ˈifɹəm/

Proper noun

Ephraim

The younger son of Joseph in the Bible, eponymous ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
- 1611, Bible (King James Version), Genesis 41:52:
  
  And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
A male given name.
A hunter's name for the grizzly bear.

Related terms

Ephraimite
Ephrem, Yefrem

Translations

the younger son of Joseph

Armenian: Եփրեմ (Epʿrem)
French: Éphraïm (fr) m
Greek: Εφραίμ (el) m (Efraím)
Ancient: Ἐφραίμ (Ephraím)
Italian: Efrem m

Latin: Ephraim
Polish: Efraim (pl) m
Portuguese: Efraim m
Russian: Ефре́м (ru) (Jefrém)

given name

Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: ܐܦܪܡ‎‎ (ʾafrim)
Armenian: Եփրեմ (Epʿrem)
Basque: Eperna
Catalan: Efraïm
Dutch: Efraïm
French: Ephraïm
Greek: Εφραίμ (el) (Efraím)
Hebrew: אֶפְרָיִם‎‎ (he) (Efráyim)

Indonesian: Efraim
Inuktitut: ᐃᑉᕋᐃᒻ (ipraim)
Italian: Efraimo
Polish: Efraim (pl) m
Portuguese: Efraim m
Russian: Ефре́м (ru) (Jefrém)
Skolt Sami: Ee´hrem
Spanish: Efraín (es)

Further reading

Ephraim on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Alternative forms

Ephrâim (alternative typography)
Ephrāimus

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Ἐφραΐμ (Ephraḯm), from the Hebrew אֶפְרַיִם‎ (Efráyim).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /eˈpʰraː.im/, [ɛˈpʰraː.ĩ]

Proper noun

Ephrāim m (indeclinable)

Ephraim (son of Joseph, progenitor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel)

Related terms

Ephrāimītēs

References

Ephraim in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 593/2

Further reading

Ephraim on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la

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