Hebrew · H374

אֵיפָה

An ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general

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אֵיפָהH374

Pronunciationʾēypāh

What does אֵיפָה (ʾēypāh) mean in the Bible?

אֵיפָה (ʾēypāh): A dry measure for grain, expanding figuratively to represent any standard of measurement or divine apportionment.

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What does אֵיפָה (ʾēypāh) mean in the Bible?

אֵיפָה (ʾēypāh): A dry measure for grain, expanding figuratively to represent any standard of measurement or divine apportionment.

How does the BSB render H374?

The BSB source-word alignment has 40 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of an ephah (9), an ephah (5), ephah (4), the basket (4), per ephah (3).

Where does אֵיפָה (ʾēypāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 16:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (17), Zechariah (5), Deuteronomy (3), Leviticus (3).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

of an ephah9×Exodus 16:36, Leviticus 5:11, Leviticus 6:20, Numbers 5:15

an ephah5×1 Samuel 1:24, Ezekiel 45:24, Ezekiel 46:7, Ezekiel 46:11

ephah4×Leviticus 19:36, 1 Samuel 17:17, Ezekiel 45:10, Micah 6:10

the basket4×Zechariah 5:7, Zechariah 5:8, Zechariah 5:9, Zechariah 5:10

per ephah3×Ezekiel 46:5, Ezekiel 46:7, Ezekiel 46:11

. . .2×Deuteronomy 25:14, Proverbs 20:10

and an ephah2×Judges 6:19, Ezekiel 45:24

The ephah2×Ezekiel 45:11, Amos 8:5

[shall] [be] [one] ephah1×Ezekiel 46:5

A measuring basket1×Zechariah 5:6

about an ephah1×Ruth 2:17

an ephah [of grain]1×Isaiah 5:10

and the ephah1×Ezekiel 45:11

and unequal measures1×Proverbs 20:10

for each ephah [of grain]1×Ezekiel 45:24

measures1×Deuteronomy 25:15

two differing measures1×Deuteronomy 25:14

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First aligned rowExodus 16:36

Aligned rows40

Books represented13

Exodus1Leviticus3Numbers2Deuteronomy3Judges1Ruth11 Samuel2Proverbs2Isaiah1Ezekiel17Amos1Micah1Zechariah5

Source forms

אֵיפָ֣ה3x’ê·p̄āhDeuteronomy 25:14, Proverbs 20:10, Ezekiel 46:5

הָֽאֵיפָ֔ה3xhā·’ê·p̄āhEzekiel 45:11, Ezekiel 45:13, Ezekiel 46:14

לָאֵיפָֽה׃3xlā·’ê·p̄āhEzekiel 45:24, Ezekiel 46:5, Ezekiel 46:7

הָאֵיפָ֖ה2xhā·’ê·p̄āhExodus 16:36, Numbers 5:15

הָֽאֵיפָה֙2xhā·’ê·p̄āhEzekiel 45:13, Zechariah 5:6

הָאֵיפָֽה׃2xhā·’ê·p̄āhZechariah 5:7, Zechariah 5:10

וְאֵיפָ֑ה2xwə·’ê·p̄āhDeuteronomy 25:14, Proverbs 20:10

וְאֵיפָ֨ה2xwə·’ê·p̄āh1 Samuel 1:24, Ezekiel 46:7

Parsing patterns

Article | Noun - feminine singular15xExodus 16:36, Leviticus 5:11, Leviticus 6:20, Numbers 5:15

Noun - feminine singular8xDeuteronomy 25:14, Deuteronomy 25:15, Proverbs 20:10, Isaiah 5:10

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular7xDeuteronomy 25:14, 1 Samuel 1:24, Proverbs 20:10, Ezekiel 45:24

Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular4xEzekiel 45:24, Ezekiel 46:5, Ezekiel 46:7, Ezekiel 46:11

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct3xJudges 6:19, Ezekiel 45:10, Micah 6:10

Noun - feminine singular construct2xLeviticus 19:36, 1 Samuel 17:17

Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular1xRuth 2:17

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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אֵיפָה

What does אֵיפָה (ʾēypāh) mean in the Bible?

What does אֵיפָה (ʾēypāh) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H374?

Where does אֵיפָה (ʾēypāh) appear in Scripture?

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