Strong's H669 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: אֶפְרַיִם (ʼEphrayim)

Pronunciation: ef-rah'-yim

Morphology: n-pr-m

Name Meaning: Ephraim = "double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful"

Derivation: dual of masculine form of אֶפְרָת (ʼEphrâth) [H672]; double fruit;

Definition: Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory

KJV Renderings: Ephraim, Ephraimites.

Senses

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

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.