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/ Hyphenation: E‧phra‧i‧mite, E‧phrai‧mite === 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 ==== === 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 === == Latin == === Noun === Ephrāimītē ablative/vocative singular of Ephrāimītēs