What does אֶפְרַיִם · מְנַשֶּׁה · רְאוּבֵן · שִׁמְעוֹן mean in the Bible?
אֶפְרַיִם · מְנַשֶּׁה · רְאוּבֵן · שִׁמְעוֹן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine like Reuben and Simeon".
Hebrew · H669, H4519, H7205, H8095
אֶפְרַיִם וּמְנַשֶּׁה כִּרְאוּבֵן וְשִׁמְעוֹן
Ephrajim , a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory · Menashsheh , a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory · Reuben , a son of Jacob · Shimon , one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him
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אֶפְרַיִם H669 Ephrajim , a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
Pronunciation ʾepĕrayim
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מְנַשֶּׁה H4519 Menashsheh , a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
Pronunciation mĕnašeh
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רְאוּבֵן H7205 Reuben , a son of Jacob
Pronunciation rĕʾûbēn
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שִׁמְעוֹן H8095 Shimon , one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him
Pronunciation šimĕʿwōn
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What does אֶפְרַיִם וּמְנַשֶּׁה כִּרְאוּבֵן וְשִׁמְעוֹן (Efrayim u-Menasheh ki-Re'uven ve-Shim'on) mean in the Bible?
אֶפְרַיִם · מְנַשֶּׁה · רְאוּבֵן · שִׁמְעוֹן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine like Reuben and Simeon".
Full entry for אֶפְרַיִם וּמְנַשֶּׁה כִּרְאוּבֵן וְשִׁמְעוֹן (H669, H4519, H7205, H8095) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H669, H4519, H7205, H8095?
H669, H4519, H7205, H8095 is connected to 442 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine like Reuben and Simeon
Strong's H669, H4519, H7205, H8095
Lexical occurrences 442 verses Source Gloss
Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine like Reuben and Simeon
Word Origins
אֶפְרַיִם וּמְנַשֶּׁה כִּרְאוּבֵן וְשִׁמְעוֹן is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G2187 LXX equivalent Greek
G3128 LXX equivalent Greek
G4502 LXX equivalent Greek
Σίμων Símōn G4613 LXX equivalent Greek
Simon (i.e. Shimon), the name of nine Israelites
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain