0669

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