EPHRAIMITE


Meaning of EPHRAIMITE in English

/ee"free euh muyt', ee"freuh mit/ , n.

1. a member of the tribe of Ephraim.

2. an inhabitant of the northern kingdom of Israel.

adj.

3. Also, Ephraimitic /ee"free euh mit"ik, ee'freuh mit"-/ . of or pertaining to the tribe of Ephraim or the Ephraimites.

[ 1605-15; EPHRAIM + -ITE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .