אֶפְרַיִם וּמְנַשֶּׁה כִּרְאוּבֵן וְשִׁמְעוֹן
Ephrajim , a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from Him, and its territory · Menashsheh , a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from Him, and its territory · Reuben , a son of Jacob · Shimon , one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from Him
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אֶפְרַיִם H669 Ephrajim , a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
מְנַשֶּׁה H4519 Menashsheh , a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
רְאוּבֵן H7205 Reuben , a son of Jacob
שִׁמְעוֹן H8095 Shimon , one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him
What does אֶפְרַיִם וּמְנַשֶּׁה כִּרְאוּבֵן וְשִׁמְעוֹן (Efrayim u-Menasheh ki-Re'uven ve-Shim'on) mean in the Bible?
אֶפְרַיִם · מְנַשֶּׁה · רְאוּבֵן · שִׁמְעוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine like Reuben and Simeon".
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