ephah

American  

[ee-fuh, ef-ah] / ˈi fə, ˈɛf ɑ /

Or epha

noun

1. a Hebrew unit of dry measure, equal to about a bushel (35 liters).

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ephah British  

/ ˈiːfə /

noun

1. a Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to approximately one bushel or about 33 litres

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Etymology

Origin of ephah

1350–1400; Middle English < Hebrew ēphāh

Example Sentences

And the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?

From White Slaves; or, the Oppression of the Worthy Poor by Banks, Louis Albert

This same Obed is the father of Jesse, who is the father of David. 146-1 Naomi means pleasant, while Mara means bitter. 148-2 The ephah was equal to about two pecks and five quarts.

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert

But you don't know how much is the bath until it be said, “The ephah and the bath contain one measure,”690 “for ten baths are a homer.”

From Hebrew Literature by Wilson, Epiphanius

You shall take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes of it: two tenth parts of an ephah shall be in one cake.

From The World English Bible (WEB): Leviticus by Anonymous

Finally, the vision of the ephah and the woman, so to speak, sealed up in it, may denote also the overthrow and judgment of wickedness.

From Studies in Zechariah by Gaebelein, Arno C.