Strong#: | 374 // hpya 'eyphah or (shortened) hpa 'ephah |
Orig: | n f // of Egyptian derivation |
NASB: | ==>bushel(1), differing measures(2), ephah(33), measure(2). |
AV=40 | ==>ephah 34, measure(s) 6 |
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Definition: | 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
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NASB: | an ephah (a measure of grain) |
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