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e⋅phah

[ee-fuh, ef-ah]
–noun
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, equal to about a bushel (35 l).
Also, epha.


Origin:
1350–1400; ME < Heb ēphāh
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e·phah also e·pha   (ē'fə, ěf'ä)   
n.  An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure, equal to a tenth of a homer or about one bushel (35 liters).

[Hebrew 'êpâ, probably from Egyptian 'pt.]
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