dual of masculine form of H672; double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory:—Ephraim, Ephraimites.
Outline
- Ephraim = "double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful"
- second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh
- the tribe, Ephraim
- the mountain country of Ephraim
- sometimes used name for the northern kingdom (Hosea or Isaiah)
- a city near Baal-hazor
- a chief gate of Jerusalem