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Ephraim Doubly fruitful

Ephraim is a Hebrew name meaning doubly fruitful, said ef-rah'-yim. Joseph's second son, born in Egypt, who received the greater blessing from Jacob.

Meaning: Doubly fruitfulOrigin: HebrewSaid: ef-rah'-yimStrong's: H669In the KJV: 162 verses

Where the name comes from

אֶפְרַיִם ʼEphrayim — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory. Strong's H669 derives it: dual of masculine form of H672 (אֶפְרָת); double fruit.

Ephraim in Scripture

The name appears in 162 verses, first at Genesis 41:52.

Genesis 41:52 · KJV

And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

Genesis 46:20 · KJV

And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.

Genesis 48:1 · KJV

And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

Genesis 48:5 · KJV

And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

Genesis 48:13 · KJV

And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near unto him.

Genesis 48:14 · KJV

And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.

Genesis 48:17 · KJV

And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head unto Manasseh’s head.

Genesis 48:20 · KJV

And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

Genesis 50:23 · KJV

And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph’s knees.

Numbers 1:10 · KJV

Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

Numbers 1:32 · KJV

Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

Numbers 1:33 · KJV

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.

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