Hebrew - English Dictionary
H374 - Measures
| Strong's No.: | H374 |
| Hebrew: | אֵיפָה |
| Transliteration: | ʼêyphâh |
| Phonetic: | ay-faw' |
| Word Origin: | Of Egyptian derivation |
| Bible Usage: | {ephah} (divers) measure (-s). |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Feminine |
| Strongs Definition: | an ephah or measure for grain; hence a measure in general |
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | 1. ephah a. 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) b. the receptacle for measuring or holding that amount |
| Bible References:
Measures |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
ephah ( 33 )
measure ( 2 )
measures ( 2 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.