Ephah

Meaning: gloom

The name of 2 biblical men, a woman, and a city...

1. One of the five sons of Midian, and grandson of Abraham (Gen. 25:4).

2. The city of Ephah, to which the above man gave his name, is mentioned Isa. 60:6,7. This city, with its surrounding territory, formed part of Midian, on the east shore of the Dead Sea. It abounded in dromedaries and camels (Judg. 6:5).

3. 1 Chr. 2:46, a concubine of Caleb.

4. 1 Chr. 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; 1 Sam. 17:17; Zech. 5:6).

The double ephah in Prov. 20:10 (marg., "an ephah and an ephah"), Deut. 25:14, means two ephahs, the one false and the other just.

ALSO SEE:

• Biblical Weights and Measures