# ephah

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A former Hebrew unit of dry volume (about 23 L).

## Etymology
From Hebrew אֵיפָה (eifá), from Egyptian jpt (“oipe, a dry measure of volume about 19.2 liters”). Doublet of oipe.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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