ephah

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ephah - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ephah \E"phah\, or Epha \E"pha\, n. [Heb. '[=e]ph[=a]h.]
     A Hebrew dry measure, supposed to be equal to two pecks and
     five quarts. Ten ephahs make one homer.
     [1913 Webster]

ephah - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ephah
      n 1: an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a
           bushel [syn: ephah, epha]

ephah - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Ephah
  gloom. (1.) One of the five sons of Midian, and grandson of
  Abraham (Gen. 25:4). The city of Ephah, to which he gave his
  name, is mentioned Isa. 60:6, 7. This city, with its surrounding
  territory, formed part of Midian, on the east shore of the Dead
  Sea. It abounded in dromedaries and camels (Judg. 6:5).
  
    (2.) 1 Chr. 2:46, a concubine of Caleb.
  
    (3.) 1 Chr. 2:47, a descendant of Judah.
  
    Ephah, a word of Egyptian origin, meaning measure; a grain
  measure containing "three seahs or ten omers," and equivalent to
  the bath for liquids (Ex. 16:36; 1 Sam. 17:17; Zech. 5:6). The
  double ephah in Prov. 20:10 (marg., "an ephah and an ephah"),
  Deut. 25:14, means two ephahs, the one false and the other just.