Ephraim
Pronounced EE-fray-im
- Meaning
- "Doubly fruitful; Fruitful"
- Origin
- Hebrew
Ephraim was Joseph's son, born in the land of affliction yet named 'doubly fruitful.' 'God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.' Ephraim proves that the hardest seasons produce the greatest harvest.
Spiritual meaning
Ephraim is fruitfulness in affliction — the double harvest that grows from pain's soil, God's provision in suffering's land.
Related verses (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 41:52 (KJV) →"From me is thy fruit found."
Hosea 14:8 (KJV) →