אֶפְרַ֫יִם

eph.ra.yim

Hebrew H0669 Personal name, masculine 180 occurrences in 164 verses
אֶפְרַ֫יִם Ephraim

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.41.52;

son of: Joseph (H3130) and Asenath (H0621);

brother of: Manasseh (H4519);

father of: Shuthelah (H7803), Becher (H1071H), Tahan (H8465), Ezer (H5827), Elead (H0496) and Beriah (H1283H); also called Ephrathite (NIV: Ephraimite) at 1Sa.1.1; Ephron (Qere, KJV: Ephrain) at 2Ch.13.19;

§ Ephraim = "double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful"

1. second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh

2. the tribe, Ephraim

3. the mountain country of Ephraim

4. sometimes used name for the northern kingdom (Hosea or Isaiah)

5. a city near Baal-hazor

6. a chief gate of Jerusalem

Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)

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Concordance 164 verses

  1. Hosea 11:3 לְאֶפְרַ֔יִם

    It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them in My arms, but they never realized that it was I who healed them.

  2. Hosea 11:8 אֶפְרַ֗יִם

    How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!

  3. Hosea 11:9 אֶפְרָ֑יִם

    I will not execute the full fury of My anger; I will not turn back to destroy Ephraim. For I am God and not man— the Holy One among you— and I will not come in wrath.

  4. Hosea 11:12 אֶפְרַ֔יִם

    Ephraim surrounds Me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.

  5. Hosea 12:1 אֶפְרַ֜יִם

    Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.

  6. Hosea 12:8 אֶפְרַ֔יִם

    And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.”

  7. Hosea 12:14 אֶפְרַ֖יִם

    Ephraim has provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt upon him and repay him for his contempt.

  8. Hosea 13:1 אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙

    When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel. But he incurred guilt through Baal, and he died.

  9. Hosea 13:12 אֶפְרָ֔יִם

    The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is stored up.

  10. Hosea 14:8 אֶפְרַ֕יִם

    O Ephraim, what have I to do anymore with idols? It is I who answer and watch over him. I am like a flourishing cypress; your fruit comes from Me.

  11. Obadiah 1:19 אֶפְרַ֔יִם

    Those from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau; those from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead.

  12. Zechariah 9:10 מֵאֶפְרַ֗יִם

    And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

  13. Zechariah 9:13 אֶפְרַ֔יִם

    For I will bend Judah as My bow and fit it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, O Zion, against the sons of Greece. I will make you like the sword of a mighty man.

  14. Zechariah 10:7 אֶפְרַ֔יִם

    Ephraim will be like a mighty man, and their hearts will be glad as with wine. Their children will see it and be joyful; their hearts will rejoice in the LORD.

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