ephah

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noun

A former Hebrew unit of dry volume (about 23 L).

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OriginHebrew אֵיפָה ← Egyptian jpt →
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Meanings

nounephah (plural ephahs)

plural ephahs · alternative epha · alternative ephi

  1. historicalunits of measureA former Hebrew unit of dry volume (about 23 L).

    Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath. The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ezekiel 45:10–11

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel

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Broader
dry unitdry measure

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Origin

  1. Egyptianjpt“oipe, a dry measure of volume about 19.2 liters”
  2. Hebrewאֵיפָה
  3. Englishephah

From Hebrew אֵיפָה (eifá), from Egyptian jpt (“oipe, a dry measure of volume about 19.2 liters”). Doublet of oipe.

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APA

ephah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ephah

MLA

“ephah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ephah. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ephah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ephah.

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