Hebrew unit of dry measure

• Cubic measure
• Hebrew dry measure
• Hebrew measure
• Hebrew bushel

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ephah \E"phah\, or Epha \E"pha\, n. [Heb. '[=e]ph[=a]h.] A Hebrew dry measure, supposed to be equal to two pecks and five quarts. Ten ephahs make one homer. [1913 Webster] ||

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. (context biblical English) An ancient Hebrew unit of dry volume measure, equal to a bath or to one-tenth of a homer. It is approximately equal to 22 litres. n. (context biblical English) An ancient Hebrew unit of dry volume measure, equal to a bath ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Ephah (, ‘Êp̄āh ) was one of Midian 's five sons as listed in the Hebrew Bible . The son of Abraham , Midian's five sons were Ephah, Epher , Enoch , Abida , and Eldaah . These five were the progenitors of the Midianites .

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Hebrew dry measure, probably of Egyptian origin (compare Coptic epi "measure").

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel [syn: epha ]