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ephah, (divers) measure(-s)

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Hebrew standard weights and measures provided for

(Lev. 19:35-36³⁵Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure. ³⁶Just 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. (Leviticus 19:35‑36); Deut. 25:13-15¹³Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small. ¹⁴Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small. ¹⁵But 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. (Deuteronomy 25:13‑15)). Money passed by weight till era of coinage. For various weights and measures, see respective titles.

“Ephah” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

“Measures” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

See WEIGHTS.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

374 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

’eyphah

Phonic:

ay-faw’

Meaning:

or (shortened) ephah {ay-faw'}; of Egyptian derivation; an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general

KJV Usage:

ephah, (divers) measure(-s)

From Manners and Customs of the Bible:

Exodus 16:36³⁶Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. (Exodus 16:36). Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.

1. The omen or gomer was a dry measure supposed to contain two quarts, one pint, and one tenth, English corn measure.

2. The ephah is supposed to have contained three pecks, one quart, and a pint.