ʾefrātī אֶפְרָתִי ‘Ephraimite’ (Hebrew)
Etymology?:
patronymic from ʾefrātā אֶפְרָ֫תָה ‘Ephrathah’
Roots:
אפרת אפרתה
ʾefrātī pr n pers gen
Ephrathite = "ashiness: fruitfulness"
1) an inhabitant or descendant of Ephraim (in in Jdg.12.5; 1Ki.11.26)
2) an inhabitant of Bethlehem (in Rut.1.1; 1Sa.1.1; 1Sa.17.12)