ephah

or e·pha

[ ee-fuh, ef-ah ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

ephah

/ ˈiːfə /

a Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to approximately one bushel or about 33 litres

Origin of ephah¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Hebrew ēphāh

Origin of ephah¹

C16: from Hebrew 'ephāh, of Egyptian origin

And he shall prepare a meat offering of an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and an hin of oil for an ephah.

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

Gather up a few gleanings from the field, and beat them out, that it may be found that Ruth had at least "one ephah of barley."

Now they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the ephah basket between earth and the sky.

Hope came to Naomi when Ruth returned with the ephah of barley and her story of the rich man's hearty greeting.

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