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Where does “Ephraimite” come from?

Ephraimite (English) comes from Latin Ephraimites, from Ancient Greek Ἐφραϊμῑ́της, from Ancient Greek Ἐφραΐμ, from Hebrew אֶפְרַיִם — Ephraim.

Ephraimite (English): An allegiant of the Israelite tribal patriarch...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “Ephraimite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinEphraimitesAn allegiant of the Israelite tribal patriarch...
2Ancient GreekἘφραϊμῑ́της—
3Ancient GreekἘφραΐμ—
4HebrewאֶפְרַיִםEphraim
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