This name belongs to 6 different people and places in the Bible:
- Ephraim: Second son of Joseph, and a tribe of Israel
- Mount Ebal: A mountain in Canaan, site of curses and blessings ceremony
- Ephraim: City near the Judean wilderness; Jesus withdrew there
- Ephraim Gate: Gate in Jerusalem's wall, broken down by King Jehoash
- Ephraim Gate: Gate in Jerusalem's wall, rebuilt during Nehemiah's time
- Forest Ephraim: Location of the battle between David's forces and Absalom's army
Definition
dual of masculine form of H672; double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
Traditional renderings: Ephraim, Ephraimites.
Traditional renderings: Ephraim, Ephraimites.
Glossary entries
Ephraim (Person) Mount Ebal Ephraim, Mount Ephraim (Place) Ephrain Salmon (Place)
Where it occurs
Occurrences
180 total
- 2 Chronicles 28:12אֶפְרַ֗יִםThen some of the leaders of the Ephraimites—Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—stood in opposition to those arriving from the war.
- 2 Chronicles 30:1אֶפְרַ֣יִם · EphraimThen Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 30:10אֶפְרַ֥יִם · of EphraimAnd the couriers traveled from city to city through the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun, but the people scorned and mocked them.
- 2 Chronicles 30:18מֵֽאֶפְרַ֨יִם · from EphraimA large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyone
- 2 Chronicles 31:1וּבְאֶפְרַ֥יִם · as well as in EphraimWhen all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property.
- 2 Chronicles 34:6וְאֶפְרַ֛יִם · EphraimJosiah did the same in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them.
- 2 Chronicles 34:9וְאֶפְרַ֗יִם · and EphraimSo they went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites who guarded the doors had collected from the people of Manasseh and Ephraim, from all the remnant of Israel, from all Judah and Benjamin, and from the people of Jerusalem.
- Nehemiah 8:16אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ · of EphraimAnd the people went out, brought back branches, and made booths on their own rooftops, in their courtyards, in the courts of the house of God, and in the squares by the Water Gate and by the Gate of Ephraim.
- Nehemiah 12:39אֶ֠פְרַיִם · of Ephraim…over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
- Psalm 60:7וְ֭אֶפְרַיִם · EphraimGilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim is My helmet, Judah is My scepter.
- Psalm 78:9אֶפְרַ֗יִם · of EphraimThe archers of Ephraim turned back on the day of battle.
- Psalm 78:67אֶ֝פְרַ֗יִם · of EphraimHe rejected the tent of Joseph and refused the tribe of Ephraim.
- Psalm 80:2אֶפְרַ֨יִם׀ · Ephraim…before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Rally Your mighty power and come to save us.
- Psalm 108:8וְ֭אֶפְרַיִם · EphraimGilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim is My helmet, Judah is My scepter.
- Isaiah 7:2אֶפְרָ֑יִם · EphraimWhen it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind.
- Isaiah 7:5אֶפְרַ֥יִם · along with EphraimFor Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted your ruin, saying:
- Isaiah 7:8אֶפְרַ֖יִם · EphraimFor the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered as a people.
- Isaiah 7:9אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ · of EphraimThe head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.’”
- Isaiah 7:17אֶפְרַ֖יִם · EphraimThe LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.”
- Isaiah 9:9אֶפְרַ֖יִם · EphraimAll the people will know it—Ephraim and the dwellers of Samaria. With pride and arrogance of heart they will say:
- Isaiah 9:21 (2×)אֶפְרַ֗יִם · [devours] Ephraim; וְאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ · and EphraimManasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
- Isaiah 11:13 (3×)אֶפְרַ֔יִם · of Ephraim; אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ · Ephraim; אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ · EphraimThen the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will no longer envy Judah, nor will Judah harass Ephraim.
- Isaiah 17:3מֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִם · from EphraimThe fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the sovereignty from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
- Isaiah 28:1אֶפְרַ֔יִם · of Ephraim’sWoe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.
- Isaiah 28:3אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ · of Ephraim’sThe majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards will be trampled underfoot.
- Jeremiah 4:15אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ · of EphraimFor a voice resounds from Dan, proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.
- Jeremiah 7:15אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ס · of EphraimAnd I will cast you out of My presence, just as I have cast out all your brothers, all the descendants of Ephraim.
- Jeremiah 31:6אֶפְרָ֑יִם · of EphraimFor there will be a day when watchmen will call out on the hills of Ephraim, ‘Arise, let us go up to Zion, to the LORD our God!’”
- Jeremiah 31:9וְאֶפְרַ֖יִם · and EphraimThey will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”
- Jeremiah 31:18אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ · Ephraim’sI have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God.
- Jeremiah 31:20אֶפְרַ֗יִם · Is not EphraimIs not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 50:19אֶפְרַ֛יִם · of EphraimI will return Israel to his pasture, and he will graze on Carmel and Bashan; his soul will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.
- Ezekiel 37:16אֶפְרַ֔יִם · of Ephraim“And you, son of man, take a single stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Judah and to the Israelites associated with him.’ Then take another stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Joseph—the stick of Ephraim—and to all the house of Israel associated with him.’
- Ezekiel 37:19אֶפְרַ֔יִם · of Ephraim…you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel associated with him, and I will put them together with the stick of Judah. I will make them into a single stick, and they will become one in My hand.’
- Ezekiel 48:5אֶפְרַ֥יִם · EphraimEphraim will have one portion bordering the territory of Manasseh from east to west.
- Ezekiel 48:6אֶפְרַ֗יִם · of EphraimReuben will have one portion bordering the territory of Ephraim from east to west.
- Hosea 4:17אֶפְרָ֖יִם · EphraimEphraim is joined to idols; leave him alone!
- Hosea 5:3 (2×)אֶפְרַ֔יִם · Ephraim; אֶפְרַ֔יִם · O EphraimI know all about Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me. For now, O Ephraim, you have turned to prostitution; Israel is defiled.
- Hosea 5:5וְאֶפְרַ֗יִם · and EphraimIsrael’s arrogance testifies against them; Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; even Judah stumbles with them.
- Hosea 5:9אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ · EphraimEphraim will be laid waste on the day of rebuke. Among the tribes of Israel I proclaim what is certain.
- Hosea 5:11אֶפְרַ֖יִם · EphraimEphraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols.
- Hosea 5:12לְאֶפְרָ֑יִם · to EphraimSo I am like a moth to Ephraim, and like decay to the house of Judah.
- Hosea 5:13 (2×)אֶפְרַ֜יִם · When Ephraim; אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ · then EphraimWhen Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.
- Hosea 5:14לְאֶפְרַ֔יִם · to EphraimFor I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them.
- Hosea 6:4אֶפְרַ֔יִם · O EphraimWhat shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes.