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0669 אֶפְרַיִם ‘Ephrayim [ef-rah’-yim] dual of 0672 a name of "place of fruitfulness", Greek 2187 Εφραιμ; n pr m/n pr loc/n pr gent; [BDB-68a] [{See TWOT on 151 @@ "151b" }] AV-Ephraim 176, Ephraimite 4; 180
- Ephraim= "double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful"
- 1) second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh
- 2) the tribe, Ephraim
- 3) the mountain country of Ephraim
- 4) sometimes used name for the northern kingdom (Hosea or Isaiah)
- 5) a city near Baal-hazor
- 6) a chief gate of Jerusalem