Means that part of the mountain which fell to Ephraim (Jos 19:50, etc.). The natives speak today of Jebel Nablus, Jebel Cafed, etc., meaning that section of the central range which is subject to each city. It is better therefore to retain the rendering of the King James Version, and not to read with the Revised Version (British and American) "hill-country of Ephraim."
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Ephraim, Mount
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr (1915). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.