Ephraimite

Ephraimite
/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 + -ITE1]

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