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

The ephah is carried, and in it the woman, by two women with wings of storks into the land of Shinar, and there a house is built and it is established on her own base.

From Studies in Zechariah 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

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

In the second place let us notice that in the midst of the ephah there is seen a woman.

From Studies in Zechariah by Gaebelein, Arno C.

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

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