Difference between revisions of "Ephraimite"

<p> One of the tribe of Ephraim. &nbsp;Judges 12:4,5 . See EPHRATHITE. </p>

<p> as a designation of a descendant of the patriarch Ephraim, is properly denoted in the Hebrews by the patronymic בֶּןאּאֶפְרִיַם, ''Son Of Ephraim'' (&nbsp;Numbers 10:22, plur. A.V. "children of Ephraim"), or simply [[Ephraim]] (often rendered " Ephraimites" in the A.V.);. but in &nbsp;Judges 12:5 it appears as a rendering of אֵפְרָתַי, an [[Ephrathite]] (q.v.), meaning thereby, however, an Ephraimite, which is apparently likewise the meaning of the same Hebrews word in &nbsp;1 Samuel 1:1; &nbsp;1 Kings 11:26, in both which passages, however, the A.V. regularly Anglicizes "Ephrathite." The narrative in Judges raises the inquiry whether the Ephraimites had not a peculiar accent orpatois, similar to that which in later times caused "the speech" of the [[Galilaeans]] to "betray" them to the inhabitants of [[Jerusalem]] (&nbsp;Matthew 26:73). </p>

<p> '''''ē´fra''''' -'''''im''''' -'''''ı̄t''''' ( אפרים , <i> ''''''ephrayim''''' </i> ; singular אפרתי , <i> ''''''ephrāthı̄''''' </i> ): A member of the tribe of Ephraim (&nbsp;Joshua 16:10 , etc.). See also Ephrathite . </p>