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ephah
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Etymology
From Hebrew אֵיפָה (eifá), from Egyptian jpt (“oipe, a dry measure of volume about 19.2 liters”). Doublet of oipe.
Noun
ephah (plural ephahs)
- (historical units of measure) A former Hebrew unit of dry volume (about 23 L).
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ezekiel 45:10–11:
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References
- "Weights and Measures" at Oxford Biblical Studies Online
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