Ephraim

== English == === Etymology === From Hebrew אֶפְרַיִם (Efráyim, “Ephraim”, literally “fruitful”), via Latin. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈifɹi.əm/, /ˈifɹəm/, /ˈɛf.ɹəm/ === Proper noun === Ephraim The younger son of Joseph in the Bible, eponymous ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. A male given name from Hebrew. A hunter's name for the grizzly bear. ==== Related terms ==== Ephraimite Ephrem, Yefrem ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Ephraim on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == German == === Etymology === Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרַיִם (Efráyim). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeːfʁa.ɪm/, /ˈɛfʁa-/, /-iːm/ === Proper noun === Ephraim m (proper noun, strong, genitive Ephraims or (with an article) Ephraim) (biblical) Ephraim a male given name of now rare usage == Latin == === Alternative forms === Ephrāimus Ephraimus === Etymology === From the Ancient Greek Ἐφραΐμ (Ephraḯm), from the Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרַיִם (Efráyim). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛˈpʰraː.ĩː] (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɛ.pʰra.ĩː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.fra.im/, [ˈɛːfräim], /eˈfra.im/, [eˈfräːim], /e.fraˈim/, [efräˈim] === Proper noun === Ephrāim m (indeclinable) Ephraim m (indeclinable) Ephraim (son of Joseph, progenitor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel) ==== Related terms ==== Ephrāimītēs === References === “Ephraim”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 593/2. === Further reading === Ephraim on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la