- Original: אפרתי - Transliteration: 'Ephrathiy - Phonetic: ef-rawth-ee' - Definition: Ephrathite = ashiness: fruitfulness 1. an inhabitant or descendant of Ephraim 2. an inhabitant of Bethlehem - Origin: patrial form H672 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: Patrial from H672 ; an Ephrathite or an Ephraimite: - Ephraimite Ephrathite. Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • Ephraimite, 1 Judges 12:5 • Ephrathite, 2 1 Samuel 17:12; 1 Kings 11:26 • Ephrathites, 1 Ruth 1:2