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

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

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

You shall take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes of it: two tenth parts of an ephah shall be in one cake.

From The World English Bible (WEB): Leviticus by Anonymous

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."

From Around The Tea-Table by Talmage, T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt)

And, behold, a round piece of lead was lifted up, and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.

From Studies in Zechariah by Gaebelein, Arno C.