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Strong's H374 אֵיפָה (eyphah)

Eyphah means “ephah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G374 — anapeitho (“persuade”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H374
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 29
Books 13

Strong's H374 Quick Answer

Strong's H374 אֵיפָה אֵפָה (eyphah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. eyphah (ay-faw') (or (shortened) ephah {ay-faw'}) n-f. 1. an ephah or measure for grain 2. (hence) a measure in general It has 29 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include ephah, divers, and measure. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
eyphah (ay-faw') (or (shortened) ephah {ay-faw'}) n-f. 1. an ephah or measure for grain 2. (hence) a measure in general
Usage
29 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
ephah, divers, and measure

Meaning and Definition

eyphah (ay-faw') (or (shortened) ephah {ay-faw'}) n-f. 1. an ephah or measure for grain 2. (hence) a measure in general [of Egyptian derivation] KJV: ephah, (divers) measure(-s).

Original Word
אֵיפָה אֵפָה
Transliteration
eyphah
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H374. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

ephah

Usage: 1) ephah 1a) a dry measure of quantity, equal to 3 seahs, 10 omers; the same as the liquid measure bath; (about 9 imperial gallons (40 l), rabbinical writings give sizes of one-half this amount) 1b) the receptacle for measuring or holding that amount

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How Strong's H374 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render eyphah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

ephah Exodus 16:36 25× divers Deuteronomy 25:14 measure Deuteronomy 25:15

How Strong's H374 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 29 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H374 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H374 in the Old Testament

29 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 16:36 KJV

Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.

Leviticus 5:11 KJV

But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering.

Leviticus 6:20 KJV

This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night.

Usage Excerpts

First 29 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H374.

Exodus 16:36 Old Testament, KJV
Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.
Leviticus 5:11 Old Testament, KJV
But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering.
Leviticus 6:20 Old Testament, KJV
This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night.
Leviticus 19:36 Old Testament, KJV
Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Numbers 5:15 Old Testament, KJV
Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is an offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.
Numbers 28:5 Old Testament, KJV
And a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a meat offering, mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil.
Deuteronomy 25:14 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small.
Deuteronomy 25:15 Old Testament, KJV
But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Judges 6:19 Old Testament, KJV
And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.
Ruth 2:17 Old Testament, KJV
So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.
1 Samuel 1:24 Old Testament, KJV
And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young.
1 Samuel 17:17 Old Testament, KJV
And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp of thy brethren;
Proverbs 20:10 Old Testament, KJV
Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.
Isaiah 5:10 Old Testament, KJV
Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.
Ezekiel 45:10 Old Testament, KJV
Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.
Ezekiel 45:11 Old Testament, KJV
The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.
Ezekiel 45:13 Old Testament, KJV
This is the oblation that ye shall offer; the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of wheat, and ye shall give the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of barley:
Ezekiel 45:24 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall prepare a meat offering of an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and an hin of oil for an ephah.
Ezekiel 46:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the meat offering shall be an ephah for a ram, and the meat offering for the lambs as he shall be able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah.
Ezekiel 46:7 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall prepare a meat offering, an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and for the lambs according as his hand shall attain unto, and an hin of oil to an ephah.
Ezekiel 46:11 Old Testament, KJV
And in the feasts and in the solemnities the meat offering shall be an ephah to a bullock, and an ephah to a ram, and to the lambs as he is able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah.
Ezekiel 46:14 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt prepare a meat offering for it every morning, the sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of an hin of oil, to temper with the fine flour; a meat offering continually by a perpetual ordinance unto the LORD.
Amos 8:5 Old Testament, KJV
Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
Micah 6:10 Old Testament, KJV
Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
Zechariah 5:6 Old Testament, KJV
And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth.
Zechariah 5:7 Old Testament, KJV
And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.
Zechariah 5:8 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.
Zechariah 5:9 Old Testament, KJV
Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven.
Zechariah 5:10 Old Testament, KJV
Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah?

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H374, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Leviticus 3 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 8 usages, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 5 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H374 FAQ

What does eyphah (אֵיפָה) mean?

Eyphah (Strong's H374) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "ephah". eyphah (ay-faw') (or (shortened) ephah {ay-faw'}) n-f. 1. an ephah or measure for grain 2. (hence) a measure in general

How many times is eyphah (אֵיפָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 29 linked usages for Strong's H374 across 13 books.

Where can I study eyphah (אֵיפָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H374 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate eyphah (אֵיפָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as ephah, divers, and measure. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.