People of the Bible
Ephah
Years: 1470 BC – 1470 BC
[1 Chr. 2:47](/1chr#1Chr.2.47), a descendant of Judah.
Ephah, a word of Egyptian origin, meaning measure; a grain measure containing “three seahs or ten omers,” and equivalent to the bath for liquids ([Ex. 16:36](/exod#Exod.16.36); [1 Sam. 17:17](/1sam#1Sam.17.17); [Zech. 5:6](/zech#Zech.5.6)). The double ephah in [Prov. 20:10](/prov#Prov.20.10) (marg., “an ephah and an ephah”), [Deut. 25:14](/deut#Deut.25.14), means two ephahs, the one false and the other just.
Ephah, a word of Egyptian origin, meaning measure; a grain measure containing “three seahs or ten omers,” and equivalent to the bath for liquids ([Ex. 16:36](/exod#Exod.16.36); [1 Sam. 17:17](/1sam#1Sam.17.17); [Zech. 5:6](/zech#Zech.5.6)). The double ephah in [Prov. 20:10](/prov#Prov.20.10) (marg., “an ephah and an ephah”), [Deut. 25:14](/deut#Deut.25.14), means two ephahs, the one false and the other just.