Strong's Number 374
Transliteration:
'eyphah
{ay-faw'}
or (shortened) 'ephah
{ay-faw'}
Word Origin:
of Egyptian derivation
TWOT:
82
Part of Speech:
noun feminine
Usage in the KJV:
ephah 34, measure(s) 6
Total: 40
Definition:
- ephah
- 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)
- the receptacle for measuring or holding that amount