אֵיפָה
ʼêyphâh · ay-faw'
an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general
Lexicon
Derivation: or (shortened) אֵפָה ; of Egyptian derivation;
an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general
- an ephah or measure for grain
- hence, a measure in general
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: ephah, (divers) measure(-s).
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › the hand that works › to speak, the word › to reveal, behold
Strength, the leader of the hand that works that works to speak, the word that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֵיפָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
40 occurrences · 40 OT · 0 NT · 29 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of an ephah6 · 15%
- part of an ephah4 · 10%
- ephah3 · 8%
- an ephah3 · 8%
- the ephah3 · 8%
- and an ephah3 · 8%
- to an ephah3 · 8%
- divers measures2 · 5%
- measure2 · 5%
- and divers measures2 · 5%
- shall be an ephah2 · 5%
- of the ephah2 · 5%
- and it was about an ephah1 · 3%
- and the ephah1 · 3%
- for an ephah1 · 3%
- making the ephah1 · 3%
- this is an ephah1 · 3%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.