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

And he said, This is wickedness; and he cast her in the midst of the ephah, and cast the weight of lead in its mouth.

From Studies in Zechariah by Gaebelein, Arno C.

She has surrounded herself with the ephah and sits in the midst of it.

From Studies in Zechariah by Gaebelein, Arno C.

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.

And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead, and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.

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