Definition

an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general

Etymology

or (shortened) אֵפָה ; of Egyptian derivation;

Where the KJV renders it

• ephah
• (divers) measure(-s)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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