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

So she gleaned in the field until even; and she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall

The three bullocks, with the ephah of flour and the bottle of wine brought to Shiloh when the child was presented to the Lord, were probably the fulfilment of Elkanah’s vow.

From The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel by Blaikie, William Garden

Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.

From The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition by Gaebelein, Arno C.

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

The cordiality with which Elkanah accepted his wife’s view of the case is seen further in the ample offering which he took to Shiloh—three bullocks, an ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine.

From The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel by Blaikie, William Garden