Numbers 13:8:2Num.13.8.W2TAB

אֶפְרָ֖יִם

efrayim

Ephraim

Transliteration
ef-RA-yim
Extended
ehf-RAA-yeem
IPA
/ʔɛfˈraːjim/

Meaning by language

English
Ephraim

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֶפְ + רָ֖ + יִם
ef + ra + yim
efrayim

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Pep with dagesh; f without
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    ef-RA-yim

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-ma-TEH ef-RA-yim

  3. sentence

    le-ma-TEH ef-RA-yim ho-SHE-a bin-NUN

Exegesis

The proper name Ephraim {אֶפְרָ֖יִם | ʾe-prā-yim} serves as the object of that preposition.

Root and etymology

פ־ר־ה

to be fruitful

In contextNumbers 13:8

From the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun .

About this coordinate

Numbers 13:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 13:8, so the Hebrew word אֶפְרָ֖יִם (efrayim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.13.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.8.W2.S1) and character.