Ephraim

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See also: Éphraïm, Ephrâim, and Ephraïm

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈifɹi.əm/, /ˈifɹəm/, /ˈɛf.ɹəm/

Proper noun

Ephraim

  1. The younger son of Joseph in the Bible, eponymous ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.
  3. A hunter's name for the grizzly bear.

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German

Etymology

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרַיִם (Efráyim).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːfʁa.ɪm/, /ˈɛfʁa-/, /-iːm/

Proper noun

Ephraim m (proper noun, strong, genitive Ephraims or (with an article) Ephraim)

  1. (biblical) Ephraim
  2. a male given name of now rare usage

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ephrāim m (indeclinable)
Ephraim m (indeclinable)

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

References

  • Ephraim in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 593/2.

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