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 beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.—Ruth ii. 1-17,

From The Doré Gallery of Bible Illustrations, Volume 3 by Doré, Gustave

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 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

Then said I to the angel that talked with me, whither do these bear the ephah?

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

And he cast it into the midst            of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth            thereof.

From The Bible, King James version, Book 38: Zechariah by Anonymous