Ephraimite

Except for his accent or dialect, an Ephraimite could pass as a Gileadite.

Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011

The victors forced each Ephraimite attempting to cross the river to take a linguistic test.

Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011

The victors forced each Ephraimite attempting to cross the river to take a linguistic test.

Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011

Except for his accent or dialect, an Ephraimite could pass as a Gileadite.

Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011

Since some versions of Hebrew included the "sh" sound whereas others used "s" and some of their speakers could not pronounce the "sh," that word became a way to demonstrate you were a kosher Israelite (specifically, a Gileadite rather than an Ephraimite).

Shalom, Shabbat, & Shibboleth 2009

He was Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite, who served in the Solomonic administration as officer in charge of recruiting forced labor among the tribes of the north.

The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001

He was Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite, who served in the Solomonic administration as officer in charge of recruiting forced labor among the tribes of the north.

The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001

He was Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite, who served in the Solomonic administration as officer in charge of recruiting forced labor among the tribes of the north.

The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001

He was Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite, who served in the Solomonic administration as officer in charge of recruiting forced labor among the tribes of the north.

The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001

Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite?

The Bible, King James version, Book 7: Judges Anonymous