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

An ephah is a measure of volume of about 22 liters, 5.8 U. S. gallons, 4.8 imperial gallons, or a bit more than half a bushel.

From The World English Bible (WEB): by Anonymous

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

And he said, this is an ephah that goeth forth.

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

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

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

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