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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Ephraimite (Joseph's son living at the time of the Patriarchs)
Someone of the tribe of Ephraim. In Judges 12 the men of Gilead caught Ephraimites at the fords by making them say shibboleth, and killed those who could not get the first sound right.
First, in plain English
Someone of the tribe of Ephraim. In Judges 12 the men of Gilead caught Ephraimites at the fords by making them say shibboleth, and killed those who could not get the first sound right.
Who this is
Ephraimite designates a member of the tribe of Ephraim. The word is central to one grim episode in Judges 12, where Gilead's forces used the pronunciation of the word "shibboleth" to identify and kill fleeing Ephraimites who could not say the initial sound correctly.
study-bible (ACAI)
The word
H673
Where it appears
- Judges 12:5
- 1 Samuel 1:1
- 1 Kings 11:26
