EPHAH - Definition

Pronunciation:		'eefu
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel

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	Synonyms:	epha

	See Also:	dry measure, dry unit, homer, kor

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\E"phah\, or Epha \E"pha\, n. [Heb. ??????.] A Hebrew dry measure, supposed to be equal to two pecks and five quarts. ten ephahs make one homer.

Easton Bible Dictionary

	Definition:	gloom. (1.) One of the five sons of Midian, and grandson of Abraham (Gen. 25:4). The city of Ephah, to which he gave his name, is mentioned Isa. 60:6, 7. This city, with its surrounding territory, formed part of Midian, on the east shore of the Dead Sea. It abounded in dromedaries and camels (Judg. 6:5). (2.) 1 Chr. 2:46, a concubine of Caleb. (3.) 1 Chr. 2:47, a descendant of Judah. Ephah, a word of Egyptian origin, meaning measure; a grain measure containing "three seahs or ten omers," and equivalent to the bath for liquids (Ex. 16:36; 1 Sam. 17:17; Zech. 5:6). The double ephah in Prov. 20:10 (marg., "an ephah and an ephah"), Deut. 25:14, means two ephahs, the one false and the other just.

Glossary

	Definition:	weary; tired