Ephraimite

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.

Derived terms

• Ephraimitic

Translations

allegiant of the patriarch Ephraim

member of the tribe of Ephraim

inhabitant of the Northern Kingdom of Israel

See also

• Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel)
• (descendants of the patriarch Jacob, later renamed Israel): Asher (Asherite), Benjamin (Benjaminite), Dan (Danite), Gad (Gadite), Issachar (Issacharite), Joseph (Josephite: Ephraim (Ephraimite), Manasseh (Manassite)), Judah (Judahite), Levi (Levite), Naphtali (Naphtalite), Reuben (Reubenite), Simeon (Simeonite), Zebulun (Zebulunite)
• Israel
• Israeli
• Israelite
• Israelitic
• Israelitish
• Jew
• Jewish
• Judah
• Judean

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