Ephraim = "double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful"<OL TYPE="1"><LI>second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh<LI>the tribe, Ephraim<LI>the mountain country of Ephraim<LI>sometimes used name for the northern kingdom (Hosea or Isaiah)<LI>a city near Baal-hazor<LI>a chief gate of Jerusalem</OL>