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Where does “Ἐφραϊμίτης” come from?

Ἐφραϊμίτης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.

Ἐφραϊμίτης (Ancient Greek): An allegiant of the Israelite tribal patriarch...

Definitions

  1. An allegiant of the Israelite tribal patriarch...

Ancestry of “Ἐφραϊμίτης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῑ́τηςbelonging to; member of; member of a group
2Biblical Hebrewאֶפְרָיִם—
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