ephah, epha
(noun) an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ephah (plural ephahs)
(historical units of measure) A former Hebrew unit of dry volume (about 23 L).
• cab, kab (1/18 ephah); omer, issaron (1/10 ephah); seah (1/3 ephah); lethek, lethech (5 ephahs); homer, chomer, cor, kor (10 ephahs)
Source: Wiktionary
E"phah, or E"pha, n. Etym: [Heb.
Definition: A Hebrew dry measure, supposed to be equal to two pecks and five quarts. ten ephahs make one homer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
