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

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

Look up in any Bible dictionary, under "Weights and Measures," the approximate size of an "ephah," which was the common Hebrew unit of dry measure, and "hin," which was their common unit for measuring liquids.

From Hebrew Life and Times by Hunting, Harold B. (Harold Bruce)

Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah by Maclaren, Alexander

And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead, and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.

From The Christian Creed; or, What it is Blasphemy to Deny by Besant, Annie

And he said, this is an ephah that goeth forth.

From The Christian Creed; or, What it is Blasphemy to Deny by Besant, Annie