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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EPHAH; EPHA

E "phah, or E "pha, n. Etym: [Heb.

 

Defn: A Hebrew dry measure, supposed to be equal to two pecks and five quarts. ten ephahs make one homer.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ephah

e phah |ˈēfə, ˈefä ˈifə | ▶noun an ancient Hebrew dry measure equivalent to a bushel (35 l ). ORIGIN from Hebrew ῾ēp̱āh, probably from Egyptian.

 

Oxford Dictionary

ephah

ephah |ˈiːfə | ▶noun an ancient Hebrew dry measure equivalent to the bath (of about 40 litres or 9 gallons ). ORIGIN from Hebrew 'ēp̱āh, probably from Egyptian.