The meaning of Ephraim, Forest Of in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)

(ya'ar 'ephrayim): The word ya'ar (Hebrew) probably agrees in meaning with the Arabic wa'r, which indicates a rough country, abounding in rocks, stones and scrub, with occasional trees; not a "forest," as we understand the term. Here Absalom was defeated and slain (II Samuel 18:6 ff., the King James Version "wood of Ephraim"). It must be sought, therefore, East of the Jordan, in the neighborhood of Mahanaim; but no identification is yet possible.

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