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.
Hebrew · H374
אֵיפָה
An ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general
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אֵיפָה H374
Pronunciation ʾēypāh
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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Questions this entry answers
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 ephah 9× Exodus 16:36, Leviticus 5:11, Leviticus 6:20, Numbers 5:15
an ephah 5× 1 Samuel 1:24, Ezekiel 45:24, Ezekiel 46:7, Ezekiel 46:11
ephah 4× Leviticus 19:36, 1 Samuel 17:17, Ezekiel 45:10, Micah 6:10
the basket 4× Zechariah 5:7, Zechariah 5:8, Zechariah 5:9, Zechariah 5:10
per ephah 3× Ezekiel 46:5, Ezekiel 46:7, Ezekiel 46:11
. . . 2× Deuteronomy 25:14, Proverbs 20:10
and an ephah 2× Judges 6:19, Ezekiel 45:24
The ephah 2× Ezekiel 45:11, Amos 8:5
[shall] [be] [one] ephah 1× Ezekiel 46:5
A measuring basket 1× Zechariah 5:6
about an ephah 1× Ruth 2:17
an ephah [of grain] 1× Isaiah 5:10
and the ephah 1× Ezekiel 45:11
and unequal measures 1× Proverbs 20:10
for each ephah [of grain] 1× Ezekiel 45:24
measures 1× Deuteronomy 25:15
two differing measures 1× Deuteronomy 25:14
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 16:36 הָאֵיפָ֖ה to of an ephah Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 5:11 הָאֵפָ֛ה to of an ephah Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 6:20 הָאֵפָ֥ה to of an ephah Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 19:36 אֵ֥יפַת to ephah Noun - feminine singular construct Numbers 5:15 הָאֵיפָ֖ה to of an ephah Article | Noun - feminine singular Numbers 28:5 הָאֵיפָ֛ה to of an ephah Article | Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 25:14 אֵיפָ֣ה to two differing measures Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 25:14 וְאֵיפָ֑ה to . . . Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 25:15 אֵיפָ֧ה to measures Noun - feminine singular Judges 6:19 וְאֵיפַת־ to and an ephah Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
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First aligned row Exodus 16:36
Aligned rows 40
Books represented 13
Exodus 1 Leviticus 3 Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 3 Judges 1 Ruth 1 1 Samuel 2 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 17 Amos 1 Micah 1 Zechariah 5
Source forms
אֵיפָ֣ה 3x ’ê·p̄āh Deuteronomy 25:14, Proverbs 20:10, Ezekiel 46:5
הָֽאֵיפָ֔ה 3x hā·’ê·p̄āh Ezekiel 45:11, Ezekiel 45:13, Ezekiel 46:14
לָאֵיפָֽה׃ 3x lā·’ê·p̄āh Ezekiel 45:24, Ezekiel 46:5, Ezekiel 46:7
הָאֵיפָ֖ה 2x hā·’ê·p̄āh Exodus 16:36, Numbers 5:15
הָֽאֵיפָה֙ 2x hā·’ê·p̄āh Ezekiel 45:13, Zechariah 5:6
הָאֵיפָֽה׃ 2x hā·’ê·p̄āh Zechariah 5:7, Zechariah 5:10
וְאֵיפָ֑ה 2x wə·’ê·p̄āh Deuteronomy 25:14, Proverbs 20:10
וְאֵיפָ֨ה 2x wə·’ê·p̄āh 1 Samuel 1:24, Ezekiel 46:7
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 15x Exodus 16:36, Leviticus 5:11, Leviticus 6:20, Numbers 5:15
Noun - feminine singular 8x Deuteronomy 25:14, Deuteronomy 25:15, Proverbs 20:10, Isaiah 5:10
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 7x Deuteronomy 25:14, 1 Samuel 1:24, Proverbs 20:10, Ezekiel 45:24
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular 4x Ezekiel 45:24, Ezekiel 46:5, Ezekiel 46:7, Ezekiel 46:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 3x Judges 6:19, Ezekiel 45:10, Micah 6:10
Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Leviticus 19:36, 1 Samuel 17:17
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular 1x Ruth 2:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A dry measure for grain, expanding figuratively to represent any standard of measurement or divine apportionment.
Source Gloss
an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A dry measure for grain, expanding figuratively to represent any standard of measurement or divine apportionment.
an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general BDB: ephah Usage: ephah, (divers) measure(-s).
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Biblical Witnesses
Condemning dishonest use of different measures in commerce and trade
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain