אֶפְרָתִי

eph.ra.tiEphraimite
hebrewOld TestamentName of a people group5 occurrences4 books5 verses
This word comes from the names of Ephraim and Ephrathah.

Definition

patrial from H672; an Ephrathite or an Ephraimite
Traditional renderings: Ephraimite, Ephrathite.

Glossary entries

Ephraim (Person) Ephraim, Mount Ephrain Ephrathite Ephraimite

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

5 total
  1. Judges 12:5הַֽאֶפְרָתִ֥י · an Ephraimite
    The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim, and whenever a fugitive from Ephraim would say, “Let me cross over,” the Gileadites would ask him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he answered, “No,”
  2. Ruth 1:2אֶפְרָתִ֔ים · They were Ephrathites
    The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.
  3. 1 Samuel 1:1אֶפְרָתִֽי׃ · an Ephraimite
    Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
  4. 1 Samuel 17:12אֶפְרָתִ֜י · an Ephrathite
    Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. And in the days of Saul, Jesse was old and well along in years.
  5. 1 Kings 11:26אֶפְרָתִ֜י · [was] an Ephraimite
    Now Jeroboam son of Nebat was an Ephraimite from Zeredah whose mother was a widow named Zeruah. Jeroboam was a servant of Solomon, but he rebelled against the king,