Definitions for Ephraimite

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Ephraimite E·phra·im·ite

Spelling: [ee-free-uh-mahyt, ee-fruh-mit]

IPA: /ˈi fri əˌmaɪt, ˈi frə mɪt/

Ephraimite is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 529 anagrams from letters in Ephraimite (aeehiimprt).

Definitions for Ephraimite

noun

1. a member of the tribe of Ephraim.
2. an inhabitant of the northern kingdom of Israel.

adjective

1. Also, Ephraimitic [ee-free-uh-mit-ik, ee-fruh-mit-] /ˈi fri əˈmɪt ɪk, ˌi frəˈmɪt-/ (Show IPA). of or relating to the tribe of Ephraim or the Ephraimites.

Origin of Ephraimite

First recorded in 1605-15; Ephraim + -ite¹

Examples for Ephraimite

I had stumbled upon their shibboleth, and proclaimed myself an Ephraimite, and not of Gilead.

His father therefore could not have been Ahijah the prophet, who was an Ephraimite.

In the formation of the kingdom of Israel, an Ephraimite was the first king.

He alone possessed the needful courage and skill, and he was an Ephraimite.

What had she to ask from the Ephraimite, whom she had forever refused?