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EPHAH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel
Synonyms:
epha; ephah
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("ephah" is a kind of...):
dry measure; dry unit (a unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain))
Holonyms ("ephah" is a part of...):
homer; kor (an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs)