אֶפְרַיִם ephrayim
Hebrew word for “Ephraim” · Strong’s H669 · used 180 times in 164 verses
Meaning
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.41.52;
Senses in the lexicon
- Ephraim (173)
- Ephraim (Gate) (2)
- Ephraim (Gate) (2)
- Ephraim (1)
- (Forest of) Ephraim (1)
- (Mount) Ephraim (1)
How it is translated
Glosses given for ephrayim in context, with how often each is used:
- ephraim 177
- belonged to ephraim 2
- like ephraim 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosea | 37 | 15.5 | |
| Judges | 27 | 2.7 | |
| Joshua | 18 | 1.8 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 16 | 1.2 | |
| Isaiah | 14 | 0.8 | |
| Numbers | 13 | 0.8 | |
| Genesis | 11 | 0.5 | |
| 1 Chronicles | 9 | 0.8 | |
| Jeremiah | 7 | 0.3 | |
| Psalms | 5 | 0.3 | |
| 2 Samuel | 4 | 0.4 | |
| Ezekiel | 4 | 0.2 |
Also in 7 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Hosea 5 (7), Genesis 48 (6), Joshua 16 (5), Joshua 17 (5), Judges 12 (5), Isaiah 7 (5), Hosea 9 (5), Jeremiah 31 (4), Hosea 11 (4), Numbers 1 (3)
Forms
- אפרים 149
- ואפרים 13
- לאפרים 10
- מאפרים 6
- כאפרים 1
- ובאפרים 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with ephrayim more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- מְנַשֶּׁה menashsheh “Manasseh” 35
- הַר har “mountain” 34
- יְהוּדָה yehudah “Judah” 31
- יוֹסֵף yoseph “Joseph” 15
- עַד ad “till” 19
- עִיר ir “city” 17
- בִּנְיָמִין binyamin “Benjamin” 10
- גְּבוּל gevul “border” 10
- מִשְׁפָּחָה mishpachah “family” 10
- הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 15
- מַטֶּה matteh “tribe” 8
- מִן־ min “from” 12
Key verses
The verses using ephrayim that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Isaiah 7:2 — And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood…
- Isaiah 28:1 — Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are…
- Jeremiah 31:9 — They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall…
- Jeremiah 31:18 — I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed turn thou me, and I shall be turned;…
- Jeremiah 31:20 — Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I…
- Jeremiah 50:19 — And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and Gilead.
- Hosea 6:4 — O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
- Hosea 9:3 — They shall not dwell in the LORD’s land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.
- Hosea 11:8 — How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned…
- Hosea 14:8 — Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.
- Zechariah 9:10 — And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and…
- Zechariah 9:13 — When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty…
See all 164 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.