Associations to the word «Ephraim»

Wiktionary

EPHRAIM, proper noun. The younger son of Joseph in the Bible, eponymous ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
EPHRAIM, proper noun. A male given name
EPHRAIM, proper noun. A hunter's name for the grizzly bear.

Wise words

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