0374 – אֵיפָה (ejfah)

ephah

Type:	Noun Noun   fem. ♀ feminine
Category:	Meassurment  Volyme
Hebrew:	אֵיפָה (ejfah)
Pronunciation:	ej-fa    Listen
Gematria:	96(1 + 10 + 80 + 5)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	or (shortened) אֵפָה of Egyptian derivation
Usage:	40 times in OT

Description

1) ephah
1a) 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)
1b) the receptacle for measuring or holding that amount

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word ejfah was translated to the following:

μέτρον	metron	G3358	measure
νέφος	nephos	G3509	cloud
σκότος	skotos	G4655	darkness
τάλαντον	talanton	G5007	talent

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