H0673 H0673
Ephrathite — a gentilicdenoting either an Ephraimite or someone from Ephrathah (Bethlehem).
A gentilic adjective with two distinct referents depending on context. When applied to figures from the hill country of Ephraim — such as Jeroboam (1 Kgs 11:26) or Elkanah's ancestor (1 Sam 1:1) — it means 'Ephraimite,' a member of the tribe of Ephraim. When paired with 'from Bethlehem,' as with Jesse (1 Sam 17:12) and Elimelech's family (Ruth 1:2), it means 'Ephrathite,' denoting origin from Ephrathah-Bethlehem. French distinguishes 'Ephraimite' from 'Éphratien,' while English sometimes conflates both under 'Ephrathite.'
Senses
1. sense 1 — A gentilic adjective identifying a person either as an Ephraimite (from the tribe of Ephraim) or as an Ephrathite (from Ephrathah/Bethlehem in Judah). In Judges 12:5 and 1 Samuel 1:1 it designates tribal Ephraimites, and in 1 Kings 11:26 Jeroboam is called an Ephraimite. But in Ruth 1:2 ('Ephrathites from Bethlehem') and 1 Samuel 17:12 ('an Ephrathite from Bethlehem-Judah') it denotes Judahite origin from the Bethlehem district. French helpfully renders the distinction ('Ephraimite' vs. 'Éphratien'), while English and Spanish sometimes blur the two referents under a single transliteration. 5×
AR["أَ-إفراتيٌّ", "أَفْرَاتِيٌ", "أَفْرَاتِيٌّ", "أَفْرَاتِيٍ", "أَفْرَاتِيُّونَ"]·ben["ইফ্রাথীয়", "কি-ইফ্রাথীয়"]·DE["Efratiter", "Ephraimite", "Ephrathite", "ein-Ephrathite"]·EN["Ephraimite", "Ephrathite", "Ephrathites", "an-Ephrathite"]·FR["Ephraimite", "Ephrathites", "un-Éphratien", "Éphratien"]·heb["אפרתי", "אפרתים", "ה-אפרתי"]·HI["एप्राती", "एफरति", "क्या-एप्राती"]·ID["Efrata", "apakah-orang-Efraim", "orang Efrata", "orang-Efrata"]·IT["Efrateo", "Ephraimite", "Ephrathites", "un-Efrateo"]·jav["tiyang-Efrata", "tiyang-Èfrata", "tiyang-Éfraim-ta", "Éfrata"]·KO["에분라인이었다", "에불라임사람이냐", "에브라다-사람들이", "에브랏", "에브랏의"]·PT["'Efrati", "'Efratim", "'Efratita", "Efratita", "efrateu"]·RU["Ефратянин", "Ефратянина", "Эфратийца", "Эфратянин", "ефратяне"]·ES["efrateo", "efrateos", "¿efrateo"]·SW["Mefraimu", "Mwefraimu", "Waefrati"]·TR["Efratlı", "Efratlılar", "Efrayimlı-mısın"]·urd["افرائیمی", "افراتی"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אֶפְרָתִי adj.gent. Ephrathite. 1. Ephraimite, cf. אֶפְרָ֫תָה" dir="rtl" >אֶפְרָתָה 1. Ju 12:5 1 S 1:1 (of ancestor of Elkanah) 1 K 11:26 (of Jerob.) 2. from א׳ 2; א׳ מִבֵּית לֶחֶם 1 S 17:12 (of Jesse); pl. אֶפְרָתִים מִבֵּית לֶחֶם Ru 1:2.