Sentence examples for ephah from inspiring English sources

The word 'ephah' is correct and usable in written English.
It is a unit of measurement used in the ancient Near East, typically used to measure grain or other dry goods. Example: The merchant filled the ephah with wheat and weighed it on the scale before selling it to the customer.

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ephah

noun

An ancient Hebrew unit of dry volume measure, equal to a bath or to one-tenth of a homer. It is approximately equal to 22 litres.

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epha

Exact(2)

Bat, also spelled baht or bath, also called ephah, in a measurement system, ancient Hebrew unit of liquid and dry capacity.

Encyclopedia Britannica

You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin" (ephah and hin are units of measure); another example is Amos's bitter condemnation of those who "sell the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes" (Amos 2 6).

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