Ephraim

[ ee-free-uh m, ee-fruh m; for 4 also ef-ruh m ]

/ ˈi fri əm, ˈi frəm; for 4 also ˈɛf rəm /

the younger son of Joseph. Gen. 41:52.

the tribe of Israel traditionally descended from him. Gen. 48:1.

the Biblical kingdom of the Hebrews in N Palestine, including ten of the twelve tribes. Compare Judah(def 3).

a male given name.

Example sentences from the Web for ephraim

Yep, according to Ephraim Inbar, head of the Begin-Sadat Center at Bar-Ilan University.

7 Questions About the Geneva Deal on Iran You Might Be Asking |Matthew Kalman |November 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Nothing he's said has not been said by leaders like Ehud Olmert and intelligence chief Ephraim Halevy.

Hagel And The Neo-McCarthyites |Bernard Avishai |December 26, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
And Ephraim is become as a dove that is decoyed, not having a heart: they called upon Egypt, they went to the Assyrians.

The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version |Various
The next morning Ephraim felt very ill, but he kept it from his mother.

Pembroke |Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

Through this is the road to the ancient land of Ephraim, and so to Nabls and Damascus.

Jerusalem Explored, Volume I--Text |Ermete Pierotti
Ephraim hurried to the shore, called on the shepherds to follow him and, under his direction, they helped drive the herds forward.

Joshua, Complete |Georg Ebers
I taught Ephraim to walk, but they knew not that I healed them.

The Expositor's Bible: The Book of the Twelve Prophets, Vol. I |George Adam Smith

Ephraim

/ (ˈiːfreɪɪm) /

the younger son of Joseph, who received the principal blessing of his grandfather Jacob (Genesis 48:8–22)
the tribe descended from him
the territory of this tribe, west of the River Jordan

the northern kingdom of Israel after the kingdom of Solomon had been divided into two