Word Study · Strong's H374 · Hebrew
אֵיפָה
ephah
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Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼêyphâh
“an ephah or measure for grain”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general
Rendered in the KJV as
ephah, (divers) measure(-s).
- 40occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 13 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 29inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 40 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 29
- אֵיפָ֣ה3
- הָֽאֵיפָ֔ה3
- לָאֵיפָֽה׃3
- הָאֵיפָ֖ה2
- הָֽאֵיפָה֙2
- הָאֵיפָֽה׃2
- וְאֵיפָ֑ה2
- וְאֵיפָ֨ה2
- אֵיפָ֧ה1
- אֵיפָ֥ה1
- אֵיפָ֤ה1
- אֵיפָה֙1
and 17 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 12
- the ephah14
- and an ephah5
- an ephah4
- to the ephah4
- a measure3
- and an ephah of3
- and a measure2
- [is] the ephah1
- [the] ephah of1
- [will be] an ephah1
- about an ephah1
- an ephah of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular15
- noun · feminine singular8
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular7
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular4
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- preposition + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncfsa · 15
- HNcfsa · 8
- HC/Ncfsa · 7
- HRd/Ncfsa · 4
- HC/Ncfsc · 3
- HNcfsc · 2
- HR/Ncfsa · 1
All 40, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Ezekiel17 of 40 · 43%
- Zechariah5 of 40 · 13%
- Leviticus3 of 40 · 8%
- Deuteronomy3 of 40 · 8%
- Numbers2 of 40 · 5%
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Exodus1 occurrence
Leviticus3 occurrences
- Leviticus 5:11הָאֵפָ֛הhaefahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularBut if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, he may bring a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a sin offering. He must not put olive oil or frankincense on it, because it is a sin offering.here: the ephah
- Leviticus 6:20הָאֵפָ֥הhaefahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular“This is the offering that Aaron and his sons must present to the LORD on the day he is anointed: a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half in the evening.here: the ephah
- Leviticus 19:36אֵ֥יפַתʾeifatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.here: an ephah of
Numbers2 occurrences
- Numbers 5:15הָאֵיפָ֖הhaeifahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularthen he is to bring his wife to the priest. He must also bring for her an offering of a tenth of an ephah of barley flour. He is not to pour oil over it or put frankincense on it, because it is a grain offering for jealousy, an offering of memorial as a reminder of iniquity.here: the ephah
- Numbers 28:5הָאֵיפָ֛הhaeifahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularalong with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives.here: the ephah
Deuteronomy3 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 25:14אֵיפָ֣הʾeifahnoun · feminine singularYou shall not have two differing measures in your house, one large and one small.here: a measure
- Deuteronomy 25:14וְאֵיפָ֑הveeifahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularYou shall not have two differing measures in your house, one large and one small.here: and a measure
- Deuteronomy 25:15אֵיפָ֧הʾeifahnoun · feminine singularYou must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.here: a measure
1 Samuel2 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 1:24וְאֵיפָ֨הveeifahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularOnce she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh.here: and an ephah
- 1 Samuel 17:17אֵיפַ֤תʾeifatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)One day Jesse said to his son David, “Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp.here: [the] ephah of
Proverbs2 occurrences
- Proverbs 20:10אֵיפָ֣הʾeifahnoun · feminine singularDiffering weights and unequal measures— both are detestable to the LORD.here: a measure
- Proverbs 20:10וְאֵיפָ֑הveeifahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularDiffering weights and unequal measures— both are detestable to the LORD.here: and a measure
Ezekiel17 occurrences
- Ezekiel 45:10וְאֵֽיפַת־veeifat-conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)You must use honest scales, a just ephah, and a just bath.here: and an ephah of
- Ezekiel 45:11הָאֵיפָ֣הhaeifahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThe ephah and the bath shall be the same quantity so that the bath will contain a tenth of a homer, and the ephah a tenth of a homer; the homer will be the standard measure for both.here: the ephah
- Ezekiel 45:11הָֽאֵיפָ֔הhaeifahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThe ephah and the bath shall be the same quantity so that the bath will contain a tenth of a homer, and the ephah a tenth of a homer; the homer will be the standard measure for both.here: the ephah
- Ezekiel 45:13הָֽאֵיפָה֙haeifahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThis is the contribution you are to offer: a sixth of an ephah from each homer of wheat, and a sixth of an ephah from each homer of barley.here: the ephah
- Ezekiel 45:13הָֽאֵיפָ֔הhaeifahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThis is the contribution you are to offer: a sixth of an ephah from each homer of wheat, and a sixth of an ephah from each homer of barley.here: the ephah
- Ezekiel 45:24אֵיפָ֥הʾeifahnoun · feminine singularHe shall also provide as a grain offering an ephah for each bull and an ephah for each ram, along with a hin of olive oil for each ephah of grain.here: an ephah
- Ezekiel 45:24וְאֵיפָ֥הveeifahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularHe shall also provide as a grain offering an ephah for each bull and an ephah for each ram, along with a hin of olive oil for each ephah of grain.here: and an ephah
- Ezekiel 45:24לָאֵיפָֽה׃laeifahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularHe shall also provide as a grain offering an ephah for each bull and an ephah for each ram, along with a hin of olive oil for each ephah of grain.here: to the ephah
- Ezekiel 46:5אֵיפָ֣הʾeifahnoun · feminine singularThe grain offering with the ram shall be one ephah, and the grain offering with the lambs shall be as much as he is able, along with a hin of oil per ephah.here: [will be] an ephah
- Ezekiel 46:5לָאֵיפָֽה׃laeifahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularThe grain offering with the ram shall be one ephah, and the grain offering with the lambs shall be as much as he is able, along with a hin of oil per ephah.here: to the ephah
- Ezekiel 46:7וְאֵיפָ֨הveeifahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularHe is to provide a grain offering of an ephah with the bull, an ephah with the ram, and as much as he is able with the lambs, along with a hin of oil per ephah.here: and an ephah
- Ezekiel 46:7וְאֵיפָ֤הveeifahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularHe is to provide a grain offering of an ephah with the bull, an ephah with the ram, and as much as he is able with the lambs, along with a hin of oil per ephah.here: and an ephah
- Ezekiel 46:7לָאֵיפָֽה׃laeifahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularHe is to provide a grain offering of an ephah with the bull, an ephah with the ram, and as much as he is able with the lambs, along with a hin of oil per ephah.here: to the ephah
- Ezekiel 46:11אֵיפָ֤הʾeifahnoun · feminine singularAt the festivals and appointed feasts, the grain offering shall be an ephah with a bull, an ephah with a ram, and as much as one is able to give with the lambs, along with a hin of oil per ephah.here: an ephah
- Ezekiel 46:11וְאֵיפָ֣הveeifahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularAt the festivals and appointed feasts, the grain offering shall be an ephah with a bull, an ephah with a ram, and as much as one is able to give with the lambs, along with a hin of oil per ephah.here: and an ephah
- Ezekiel 46:11לָאֵיפָֽה׃ סlaeifahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularAt the festivals and appointed feasts, the grain offering shall be an ephah with a bull, an ephah with a ram, and as much as one is able to give with the lambs, along with a hin of oil per ephah.here: to the ephah
- Ezekiel 46:14הָֽאֵיפָ֔הhaeifahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularYou are also to provide with it every morning a grain offering of a sixth of an ephah with a third of a hin of oil to moisten the fine flour—a grain offering to the LORD. This is a permanent statute.here: the ephah
Zechariah5 occurrences
- Zechariah 5:6הָֽאֵיפָה֙haeifahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular“What is it?” I asked. And he replied, “A measuring basket is going forth.” Then he continued, “This is their iniquity in all the land.”here: [is] the ephah
- Zechariah 5:7הָאֵיפָֽה׃haeifahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd behold, the cover of lead was raised, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket.here: the ephah
- Zechariah 5:8הָֽאֵיפָ֑הhaeifahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular“This is Wickedness,” he said. And he shoved her down into the basket, pushing down the lead cover over its opening.here: the ephah
- Zechariah 5:9הָ֣אֵיפָ֔הhaeifahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen I lifted up my eyes and saw two women approaching, with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth.here: the ephah
- Zechariah 5:10הָאֵיפָֽה׃haeifahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular“Where are they taking the basket?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.here: the ephah