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Meaning of ephah | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A former Hebrew unit of dry volume (about 23 L).

Equivalents

Latina oephi

Examples

“Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath. The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

ephapse epharmosis ephebe ephebeion ephebeum ephebiatrics

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