ephah

or e·pha

[ ee-fuh, ef-ah ]

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

Origin of ephah

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Hebrew ēphāh

Words Nearby ephah

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How to use ephah in a sentence

  • 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.

    The Prophet Ezekiel | Arno C. Gaebelein
  • Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.

    The Prophet Ezekiel | Arno C. Gaebelein
  • 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."

    Around The Tea-Table | T. De Witt Talmage
  • Now they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the ephah basket between earth and the sky.

  • Hope came to Naomi when Ruth returned with the ephah of barley and her story of the rich man's hearty greeting.

    Judges and Ruth | Robert A. Watson

British Dictionary definitions for ephah

ephah

epha

/ (ˈiːfə) /


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

Origin of ephah

1
C16: from Hebrew 'ephāh, of Egyptian origin

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