Meaning & use
ephah
An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure, roughly equal to twenty-two liters, mentioned frequently in the Bible.
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The Book of Ruth describes Ruth gathering about an ephah of barley in the fields.
Biblical law warned merchants against using a dishonest ephah to cheat customers.
A note on using this word
The ephah appears mainly in biblical and historical texts and is rarely used outside that context today.
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