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ephraim

/ˈifɹi.əm/

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What does ephraim mean?

proper noun

  1. The younger son of Joseph in the Bible, eponymous ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.
  3. A hunter's name for the grizzly bear.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈifɹi.əm/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈifɹəm//ˈɛf.ɹəm/
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Was not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer?
Thomas HardyTess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure WomanProject Gutenberg ebook #110
On the 19th of that month Webster and the janitor of the College, Ephraim Littlefield, were working in the upper laboratory.
H. B. (Henry Brodribb) IrvingA Book of Remarkable CriminalsProject Gutenberg ebook #446
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And of that city was Ephraim, that was a great clerk and a great doctor.
John, Sir MandevilleThe Travels of Sir John MandevilleProject Gutenberg ebook #782
His father, Festus Flipper, by trade a shoemaker and carriage-trimmer, was owned by Ephraim G. Ponder, a successful and influential slave-dealer.
Henry Ossian FlipperHenry Ossian Flipper, the Colored Cadet at West Point Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, U.S.A., First Graduate of Color from the U.S. Military AcademyProject Gutenberg ebook #2448
His father's father, Ephraim Barnum, was a captain in the War of the Revolution, and was distinguished for his valor and for his fervent patriotism.
Joel BentonA Unique Story of a Marvellous Career: Life of Hon. Phineas T. BarnumProject Gutenberg ebook #1576