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
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
ef-RA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
le-ma-TEH ef-RA-yim
- 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 context — Numbers 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.