H374 - אֵיפָה (ʼêyphâh)

H374 אֵיפָה (ʼêyphâh) ay-faw'

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

or (shortened) ephah {ay-faw'}; of Egyptian derivation; an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general

KJV Usage: ephah, (divers) measure(-s)

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אֵיפָה (e.phah) — ephah. 1) ephah 1a) a dry measure of quantity, equal to 3 seahs, 10 omers; the same as the liquid measure bath; (about 9 imperial gallons (40 l), rabbinical writings give sizes of one-half this amount) 1b) the receptacle for measuring or holding that amount

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

אֵיפָה (H0374)

noun f

Capacity

ephah = a unit of dry measure of which the exact quantity is unknown and ranges between 20 and 40 liters; one ephah equals 10 omer

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Containers

basket, tub, barrel = a container with the capacity of 1 ephah (see [a])

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Reinier de Blois

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אֵיפָה 35, אֵפָה n.f. ephah a certain quantity of wheat, barley, etc. = ten omers

receptacle or measure, holding an ephah

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