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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)

Mentioned in Judges 12:5 1 Samuel 1:1, 17:12 1 Kings 11:26 Ruth 1:2

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