אֵיפָה
ʼêyphâh · H374 · Hebrew · 40 occurrences
A word for 2 things
- BasketContainers, vessels66 verses
- EphahMeasures of volume in the Old Testament29 verses
Meanings
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ephah
A unit of dry measure of which the exact quantity is unknown and ranges between 20 and 40 liters; one ephah equals 10 omer
ExamplesExodus 16:36 (Now an omer is a tenth of an ephah.)
Leviticus 5:11 ‘But if his means are insufficient for two turtledoves or two young doves, then for his offering for that which he has sinned, he shall bring the tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a sin offering; he shall not put oil on it or place incense on it, for it is a sin offering.
Leviticus 19:36 ‘You shall have accurate balances, accurate weights, an accurate ephah, and an accurate hin; I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt.
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basket, tub or barrel
A container with the capacity of one ephah
ExamplesZechariah 5:6 And I said, “What is it?” Then he said, “This is the ephah going forth.” Again he said, “This is their appearance in all the land.
Zechariah 5:7 And behold, a lead cover was lifted up.” He continued, “And this is a woman sitting inside the ephah.”
Zechariah 5:8 Then he said, “This is Wickedness!” And he thrust her into the middle of the ephah and threw the lead weight on its opening.
How it’s used In 9 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
5 occurrences in 4 groups
- צֶדֶקrighteousness, justice 2
- קָלִיparched grain 1
- קֶמַחflour 1
- רָזוֹןwasting disease 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
10 occurrences in 7 groups
- עֲשִׂירִיtenth 5
- שִׁשִּׁיsixth 2
- בָּלַלto mix 1
- זָעַםto express one's anger 1
- יָצָאto go out 1
- צֶדֶקrighteousness, justice 1
Named alongside itApposition
8 occurrences in 5 groups
- סֹלֶתfine flour 3
- גָּדוֹלgreat, large 2
- קָטָןsmall 2
- קֶמַחflour 2
- שְׂעֹרָהbarley 1
What it doesIt is the subject
6 occurrences in 1 groups
- הָיָהto be, to become 6
What is done to itIt is the object
12 occurrences in 8 groups
- עָשָׂהto do, to make 4
- בּוֹאto come, to go in, to bring 2
- הָיָהto be, to become 1
- הָלַךְto go, to walk 1
- לָקַחto take, to receive 1
- נָשָׂאto lift up, to carry, to bear 1
What it is said to bePredicate
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- אַיִלram 1
- פַּרbull 1
- אִשׁthere is 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- הוּאhe, she, it 1
- זֹאתthis 1
- מִנְחָהgrain offering, gift, tribute 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
6 occurrences in 3 groups
- לto/for 4
- בin/on/with 2
- כlike/as 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- תָּוֶךְmiddle 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- μέτρον métron · G3358 · measure, sparingly, in a limited way
- Greek μέτρον denotes the general semantic domain of measurement and measuring units, serving as the standard LXX rendering for Hebrew אֵיפָה (a specific dry-measure unit of approximately 22 liters) when translators prioritized the measurement-function over the culture-specific vessel name.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Capacity002001001010
- אֵיפָה names the ephah, a standard dry-measure capacity used for grain and flour offerings.
- Containers001003001001003
- The word also denotes the container or vessel of that fixed capacity used to measure out such goods.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H374. ephah אֵיפָה35, אֵפָה noun feminine ephah (etymology dubious, ᵐ5. οιφι etc.,…
אֵיפָה35, אֵפָה
noun feminine ephah (etymology dubious, ᵐ5. οιφι etc., compare Coptic ôipi, Thes LagOr. ii. 2 & cit.) — ׳א Num 5:15 +; אֵפָה Exo 16:36 +; construct אֵיפַת Lev 19:36 +; — ephah, a grain-measure.
1 a certain quantity of wheat, barley, etc. = ten omers (עֹמֶר) Exo 16:36 (compare in measure of offerings Lev 5:11; Lev 6:13; Num 5:15; Num 28:5, all הָא ׳עֲשִׂירִית; = 1/10 chomer (חֹמֶר) Eze 45:11 (= bath, בַּת, liquid measure q. v.) compare Isa 5:10; chiefly of offerings, see above & 1Sa 1:24; Eze 45:13 (twice in verse); Eze 45:24 (3 t. in verse); Eze 46:5 (twice in verse); Eze 46:7 (3 t. in verse); Eze 46:11 (3 t. in verse); Eze 46:14; compare Jdg 6:19, but also of food 1Sa 17:17 compare Rth 2:17 & Isa 5:10 above
2 receptacle or measure, holding an ephah, in prophetic vision Zec 5:6-7, Zec 5:8, Zec 5:9, Zec 5:10; just measure אֵיפַתצֶֿדֶק Lev 19:36 (|| צ ׳הִֶין ׳אַבְנֵיצֿ, ׳מאֹזְנֵיצֿ,) compare Eze 45:10-11, וָצ ׳שׁלֵמָה אֵיפָה Deu 25:15 (|| שׁ ׳אֶבֶן ׳וָצ); of unjust measure וְאֵיפָה אֵיפָה Deu 25:14; Pro 20:10; א ׳הַקְטִין Amo 8:5; רָווֺן אֵיפַת Mic 6:10. (On the actual size of ephah, compare בַּת).
אֵיפֹה see below אַי. P.33
אושׁ אישׁ, (Stem assumed in Thes for אִישׁ; existence & meaning somewhat dubious Thes (Add) & most derive אִישׁ from [אִנְשְׁ] √ אנשׁ (q. v.) In favour are plural אֲנָשִׁים, feminine אִשָּׁה = [אִנְשָׁה], lack of proven √ אישׁ, & lack of clear parallels for אישׁ in cognate languages. Against the derivation of אִישׁ from inš is the vocalization (ִ י, and that fully written, not ֵ), maintained even with suffixes, the (rare) plural אִישִׁים, the impossibility of deriving אִישׁ & אִשָּׁה from same √ (אִשָּׁה from ), the existence of אֱנוֺשׁ as parallel form, and the (exceptional) parallel Aramaic איש (Inscription of Carpentras), also Arabic (compare Frey) || ; MI, SI, Phoenician אש are not decisive; Sabean has both אסם & אנסם; the former apparently = אִישׁ, the latter אֱנוֺשׁ; but on former compare DHMZK 1884, 360 & SabDenkm37. On the whole, probability seems to favour √ אישׁ; Thes gave meaning be strong; DlHA 9, Pr 161 compare Assyrian išanu, strong (compare Dlw. p. 244), & proper name יְהוֺאָשׁ; compare also PrätLOPh Feb. 1884; otherwise DHMl. e. & ZMG 1883, 330 & especially NöZMG 1886, 739 LagBN 68; compare also Wetzst in DePsalmen, ed. 4, p. 888 and others see also אֱנוֺשׁ אנשׁ,).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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