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.
Noun
Ephraimite (plural Ephraimites)
- (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
Latin
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