Ephraimite

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English

Etymology

An adaptation of the Latin Ephraimītēs, Ephraimīta, from the Ancient Greek Ἐφραιμῑ́tης (Ephraimī́tēs), from Ἐφραίμ (Ephraím, “Ephraim”) +‎ -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, “one connected to, a member of”). Equivalent to Ephraim +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈi.fɹi.əˌmaɪt/, /ˈi.fɹeɪ.ɪˌmaɪt/, /ˈi.fɹəˌmaɪt/[1][2]
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  • Hyphenation: E‧phra‧i‧mite, E‧phrai‧mite

Noun

Ephraimite (plural Ephraimites)

  1. (history, chiefly biblical) An allegiant of the Israelite tribal patriarch Ephraim, a member of the tribe purportedly descended from him, or an inhabitant of the Northern Kingdom of Israel (930–720 B.C.), in which the tribe of Ephraim was preëminent.

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References

  1. ^ “Ephraimite”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  2. ^ “Ephraimite”, in Collins English Dictionary.

Latin

Noun

Ephrāimītē

  1. ablative/vocative singular of Ephrāimītēs
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