ephah

«ephah» in Mova's judaism dictionary: An ancient Hebrew measure for dry things like flour or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun

meaning for a pupil

An ancient Hebrew measure for dry things like flour or grain, about a bushel or a little less. It is also a man's name. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It was the standard measure for grain and flour offerings, and an omer was a tenth of it. Ephah is also a son of Midian. Interpretation: The law demanded a "just ephah," so the measure stood for honest dealing in trade, and the Rabbis taught that cheating with measures was a serious sin.

examples

• Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. (Torah EXO.16.36, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. (Torah GEN.25.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth parts of an ephah shall be in one cake. (Torah LEV.24.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath. (Prophets EZK.45.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begot Gazez. (Writings 1CH.2.46, JPS 1917) tree →

note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

In the corpora

• And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah.
• Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.
• And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth parts of an ephah shall be in one cake.
• For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah.
• Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «ephah» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.