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ephraim
/ˈifɹi.əm/
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What does ephraim mean?
proper noun
- The younger son of Joseph in the Bible, eponymous ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- A hunter's name for the grizzly bear.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈifɹi.əm/
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Was not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer?
On the 19th of that month Webster and the janitor of the College, Ephraim Littlefield, were working in the upper laboratory.
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And of that city was Ephraim, that was a great clerk and a great doctor.
His father, Festus Flipper, by trade a shoemaker and carriage-trimmer, was owned by Ephraim G. Ponder, a successful and influential slave-dealer.
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.