謂	אפרים
Yamato: iware	Ancient Hebrew: ephrayim
Modern Japanese: いわれ		strongs: 669
Romanization:      iware
JMDict:                 1158860
H669. Ephrayim, proper name, masculine, Ephraim, 1, 2nd son of Joseph, 2, 3, the mountain-country of Ephraim, 4, feminine, 5, 6, name of a city near Baal-hazor, 7 ephrayim -> ipare -> iware

Modern Japanese meaning:		Ancient Hebrew meaning:
reason, cause, history, origin		H669. Ephrayim, proper name, masculine, Ephraim, 1, 2nd son of Joseph, 2, 3, the mountain-country of Ephraim, 4, feminine, 5, 6, name of a city near Baal-hazor, 7