Ephrati אֶפְרָתִי
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| אֶפְרָתִי | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ephrati |
| Strong's number | H673 (H0673G, H0673H) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a person or people |
| Gloss | Ephraimite |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Samuel (2) |
Ephrati (Hebrew אֶפְרָתִי, Strong's H673) is a name of a person or people in the Old Testament, glossed “Ephraimite”. It occurs 5 times.
Definition
H0673G: Ephraimite
Someone descended from 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;
Group of eph.ra.yim (אֶפְרַ֫יִם "Ephraim" H0669)
§ Ephrathite = "ashiness: fruitfulness"
1) an inhabitant or descendant of Ephraim (in in Jdg.12.5; 1Ki.11.26)
2) an inhabitant of Bethlehem (in Rut.1.1; 1Sa.1.1; 1Sa.17.12)
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;
Group of eph.ra.yim (אֶפְרַ֫יִם "Ephraim" H0669)
§ Ephrathite = "ashiness: fruitfulness"
1) an inhabitant or descendant of Ephraim (in in Jdg.12.5; 1Ki.11.26)
2) an inhabitant of Bethlehem (in Rut.1.1; 1Sa.1.1; 1Sa.17.12)
H0673H: Ephrathite
A woman descended from Ephrathah of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.19; married to Caleb (H3612H);
mother of: Hur (H2354); also called Ephrath at 1Ch.2.19;
Group of eph.ra.tah (אֶפְרָ֫תָה "Ephrathah" H0672)
§ Ephrathite = "ashiness: fruitfulness"
1) an inhabitant or descendant of Ephraim (in in Jdg.12.5; 1Ki.11.26)
2) an inhabitant of Bethlehem (in Rut.1.1; 1Sa.1.1; 1Sa.17.12)
mother of: Hur (H2354); also called Ephrath at 1Ch.2.19;
Group of eph.ra.tah (אֶפְרָ֫תָה "Ephrathah" H0672)
§ Ephrathite = "ashiness: fruitfulness"
1) an inhabitant or descendant of Ephraim (in in Jdg.12.5; 1Ki.11.26)
2) an inhabitant of Bethlehem (in Rut.1.1; 1Sa.1.1; 1Sa.17.12)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | ephrathite (2), ephraimite (1), ephrathites (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | ephraimite (3), they were ephrathites (1), ephrathite (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ephrati, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Judges
- Judges 12:5And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim, and whenever a fugitive from Ephraim would say, “Let me cross over,” the Gileadites would ask him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he answered, “No,”
Ruth
- Ruth 1:2And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth–lehem–judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 1:1Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim–zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
- 1 Samuel 17:12Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth–lehem–judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons in the days of Saul. And Jesse was old and well along in years.
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 11:26And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon’s servant, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king.Now Jeroboam son of Nebat was an Ephraimite from Zeredah whose mother was a widow named Zeruah. Jeroboam was a servant of Solomon, but he rebelled against the king,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).