Original: אֵיפָה

Transliteration: ʼêyphâh

Phonetic: ay-faw'

Short Definition: Ephah

Original: אפה איפה

Transliteration: 'êyphâh 'êphâh

Phonetic: ay-faw'

BDB Definition:

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

Origin: of Egyptian derivation

TWOT entry: 82

Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

Cognate: H369, H371