EPHAH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ephah mean? 

• EPHAH (noun)
  The noun EPHAH has 1 sense:

1. an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel

  Familiarity information: EPHAH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EPHAH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

epha; ephah

Hypernyms ("ephah" is a kind of...):

dry measure; dry unit (a unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain))

Holonyms ("ephah" is a part of...):

homer; kor (an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs)