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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 5890. עֵיפָה (ephah) -- Ephah</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/5890.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/amos/4-13.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/5890.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 5890</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/5889.htm" title="5889">◄</a> 5890. ephah <a href="../hebrew/5891.htm" title="5891">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">ephah: Ephah</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">עֵיפָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>`eyphah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ay-fah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ay-faw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Ephah<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>obscurity<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an unused root meaning to cover or to encircle.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent for the ephah, the concept of fair measures is echoed in the New Testament, such as in Luke 6:38, which speaks of giving and receiving in good measure.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "ephah" refers to a unit of dry measure used in ancient Israel, approximately equivalent to 22 liters or about 5.8 gallons. It was commonly used for measuring grains and other dry commodities. The ephah is often mentioned in the context of trade and offerings, serving as a standard measure for transactions and religious practices.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, the ephah was a critical component of the economic and religious life. It was part of a system of weights and measures that ensured fairness in trade and consistency in offerings. The ephah was one-tenth of a homer and was often used alongside the bath, a liquid measure. Accurate measures were essential for maintaining justice and righteousness in the community, as emphasized in the Mosaic Law.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/5774b.htm">uph</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>darkness<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>darkness (1), utter gloom (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. <font class="hebrew2">עֵיפָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>darkness</b></font>; — <font class="hebrew2">עשֵֹׁה שַׁחַר עֵיפָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/amos/4-13.htm">Amos 4:13</a>; <font class="hebrew2">אֶרֶץ עֵפָ֫תָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/10-22.htm">Job 10:22</a> (Ges<sup>§ 90g</sup>; "" <font class="hebrew2">צַלְמָוֶת</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>darkness <p>Feminine from <a href="/hebrew/5774.htm">uwph</a>; obscurity (as if from covering) -- darkness. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5774.htm">uwph</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>עֵיפָ֔ה עֵיפָ֨תָה ׀ עיפה עיפתה ‘ê·p̄ā·ṯāh ‘ê·p̄āh ‘êp̄āh ‘êp̄āṯāh eiFah eiFatah<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/job/10-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 10:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> אֶ֤רֶץ <b> עֵיפָ֨תָה ׀ </b> כְּמ֥וֹ אֹ֗פֶל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The land <span class="itali">of utter gloom</span> as darkness<br><a href="/kjvs/job/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> A land <span class="itali">of darkness,</span> as darkness<br><a href="/interlinear/job/10-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the land <span class="itali">of utter</span> as darkness<p><b><a href="/text/amos/4-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Amos 4:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/amos/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עֹשֵׂ֥ה שַׁ֙חַר֙ <b> עֵיפָ֔ה </b> וְדֹרֵ֖ךְ עַל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/amos/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> dawn <span class="itali">into darkness</span> And treads<br><a href="/kjvs/amos/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the morning <span class="itali">darkness,</span> and treadeth<br><a href="/interlinear/amos/4-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> makes dawn <span class="itali">darkness</span> and treads on<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5890.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5890.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5890<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/eifah_5890.htm">‘ê·p̄āh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/eifatah_5890.htm">‘ê·p̄ā·ṯāh — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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