Ephraimite

An adaptation of the Latin Ephraimītēs, Ephraimīta, from the Ancient Greek Ἐφραιμῑ́tης (Ephraimī́tēs), from Ἐφραίμ (Ephraím, “Ephraim”) +‎ -ῑ́tης (-ī́tēs, “one connected to”, “a member of”). Equivalent to Ephraim +‎ -ite.

Ephraimite (plural Ephraimites)

1. (historical, chiefly biblical ) An allegiant of the Israelite tribal patriarch Ephraim, a member of the tribe purportedly descended from him, or an inhabitant of the Northern Kingdom of Israel (930–720 B.C.), in which the tribe of Ephraim was preëminent.

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Ephraimītē

1. ablative singular of Ephraimītēs
2. vocative singular of Ephraimītēs