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ephah
or e·pha
[ ee-fuh, ef-ah ]
noun
- a Hebrew unit of dry measure, equal to about a bushel (35 liters).
ephah
/ ˈiːfə /
noun
- a Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to approximately one bushel or about 33 litres
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ephah1
1350–1400; Middle English < Hebrew ēphāh
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ephah1
C16: from Hebrew 'ephāh, of Egyptian origin
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Example Sentences
And he shall prepare a meat offering of an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and an hin of oil for an ephah.
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Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.
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Gather up a few gleanings from the field, and beat them out, that it may be found that Ruth had at least "one ephah of barley."
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Now they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the ephah basket between earth and the sky.
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Hope came to Naomi when Ruth returned with the ephah of barley and her story of the rich man's hearty greeting.
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