EPHAH

ephah, epha

(noun) an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ephah (plural ephahs)

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

Meronyms

• 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



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