Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(gloomy). (1) First son of Midian (Gen. 25:4; 1 Chron. 1:33; Isa. 60:6). (2) Caleb’s concubine (1 Chron. 2:46). (3) A Judahite (1 Chron. 2:47). (4) A Hebrew dry measure, estimated at 2.5 to 3.25 pecks (Ruth 2:17; Num. 5:15). (5) A Hebrew liquid measure equal to 7.5 gallons.
“Ephah” From Concise Bible Dictionary:
See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
“Ephah” From Concise Bible Dictionary:
1. Son of Midian, being the son of Abraham and Keturah, and referred to by Isaiah as the head of a tribe (Gen. 25:4; 1 Chron. 1:33; Isa. 60:6).
2. Concubine of Caleb (1 Chron. 2:46).
3. Son of Jandai of the tribe of Judah (1 Chron. 2:47).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
the same as 5890; Ephah, the name of a son of Midian, and of the region settled by him; also of an Israelite and of an Israelitess
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
darkness
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
Weariness; darkness; gloomy: ―son of Midian; name of a region, also of an Israelite, and of an Israelitess, Gen. 25:4. {Defatigatio}
From Manners and Customs of the Bible:
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.