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אֶפְרַיִם

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

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אֶפְרַיִם H669
Pronunciation ʾepĕrayim

What does אֶפְרַיִם (ʾepĕrayim) mean in the Bible?

אֶפְרַיִם (ʾepĕrayim) is a Hebrew word meaning "Ephrajim , a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory".

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What does אֶפְרַיִם (ʾepĕrayim) mean in the Bible?

אֶפְרַיִם (ʾepĕrayim) is a Hebrew word meaning "Ephrajim , a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory".

How does the BSB render H669?

The BSB source-word alignment has 180 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Ephraim (73), Ephraim (44), and Ephraim (9), . . . (7), from Ephraim (6).

Where does אֶפְרַיִם (ʾepĕrayim) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 41:52. Its strongest book concentrations include Hosea (37), Judges (27), Joshua (18), 2 Chronicles (16).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
of Ephraim 73× Genesis 48:14, Numbers 1:32, Numbers 1:33, Numbers 2:18
Ephraim 44× Genesis 41:52, Genesis 48:5, Genesis 48:20, Joshua 17:8
and Ephraim 9× Genesis 46:20, Genesis 48:1, Numbers 26:28, Joshua 14:4
. . . 7× Numbers 2:18, Numbers 7:48, Numbers 10:22, 1 Chronicles 12:30
from Ephraim 6× Numbers 1:10, Judges 12:5, 2 Chronicles 25:10, 2 Chronicles 30:18
Ephraim’s 5× Genesis 48:17, Genesis 50:23, Jeremiah 31:18, Hosea 9:11
O Ephraim 4× Hosea 5:3, Hosea 6:4, Hosea 11:8, Hosea 14:8
to Ephraim 3× Joshua 17:17, Hosea 5:12, Hosea 5:14
an Ephraimite 2× 1 Chronicles 27:10, 1 Chronicles 27:14
from the Ephraim 2× 2 Kings 14:13, 2 Chronicles 25:23
of Ephraim’s 2× Isaiah 28:1, Isaiah 28:3
So Ephraim 2× Joshua 16:4, Hosea 7:11
the Ephraimites 2× Joshua 16:10, Judges 12:4
When Ephraim 2× Hosea 5:13, Hosea 13:1
with Ephraim 2× Genesis 48:13, Zechariah 9:13
[devours] Ephraim 1× Isaiah 9:21
along with Ephraim 1× Isaiah 7:5
along with those from the tribes of Ephraim 1× 2 Chronicles 15:9
as well as in Ephraim 1× 2 Chronicles 31:1
belonging to Ephraim 1× Joshua 17:9
But Ephraim 1× Hosea 9:13
Ephraim’s [territory] 1× Joshua 17:10
Ephraimites 1× Judges 12:6
in Ephraim 1× Judges 12:4
is Ephraim’s 1× Hosea 9:8
Is not Ephraim 1× Jeremiah 31:20
leading to Ephraim 1× Judges 12:5
then Ephraim 1× Hosea 5:13
who taught Ephraim 1× Hosea 11:3
you like Ephraim 1× Genesis 48:20
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 41:52 אֶפְרָ֑יִם to Ephraim Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 46:20 אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ to and Ephraim Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 48:1 אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ to and Ephraim Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 48:5 אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ to Ephraim Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 48:13 אֶפְרַ֤יִם to with Ephraim Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 48:14 אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ to of Ephraim Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 48:17 אֶפְרַ֖יִם to Ephraim’s Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 48:17 אֶפְרַ֖יִם to Ephraim’s Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 48:20 כְּאֶפְרַ֖יִם to you like Ephraim Preposition-k | Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 48:20 אֶפְרַ֖יִם to Ephraim Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 41:52
Aligned rows 180
Books represented 19
Genesis 11 Numbers 13 Deuteronomy 2 Joshua 18 Judges 27 1 Samuel 3 2 Samuel 4 1 Kings 2 2 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 9 2 Chronicles 16 Nehemiah 2 Psalms 5 Isaiah 14 Jeremiah 7 Ezekiel 4 Hosea 37 Obadiah 1 Zechariah 3
Source forms
אֶפְרַ֔יִם 26x ’ep̄·ra·yim Numbers 1:32, Numbers 2:18, Deuteronomy 33:17, Joshua 16:9
אֶפְרָ֑יִם 23x ’ep̄·rā·yim Genesis 41:52, Numbers 1:33, Numbers 7:48, Joshua 19:50
אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ 21x ’ep̄·ra·yim Genesis 48:5, Genesis 48:14, Numbers 26:37, Joshua 16:10
אֶפְרַ֖יִם 21x ’ep̄·ra·yim Genesis 48:17, Genesis 48:20, Numbers 10:22, Numbers 34:24
אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ 14x ’ep̄·rā·yim Genesis 46:20, Genesis 48:1, Joshua 17:8, Joshua 17:15
אֶפְרַ֗יִם 11x ’ep̄·ra·yim Numbers 2:24, Judges 5:14, Judges 8:1, Judges 12:4
אֶפְרַ֛יִם 7x ’ep̄·ra·yim Numbers 2:18, Judges 17:8, 1 Samuel 9:4, Jeremiah 50:19
לְאֶפְרַ֔יִם 5x lə·’ep̄·ra·yim Genesis 50:23, Joshua 17:9, Hosea 5:14, Hosea 6:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 148x Genesis 41:52, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 48:1, Genesis 48:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 13x Numbers 26:28, Joshua 14:4, Joshua 16:4, Judges 1:29
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 10x Genesis 50:23, Numbers 1:10, Joshua 17:9, Joshua 17:10
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular 6x Judges 12:6, 2 Chronicles 15:9, 2 Chronicles 25:10, 2 Chronicles 30:18
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x 2 Chronicles 31:1
Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Nehemiah 12:39
Preposition-k | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Genesis 48:20
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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