ephah [Hebrew, ]

An ancient Hebrew unit of dry capacity= ¹⁄₁₀ chomer, about 23 liters (21 U.S. dry quarts). It occurs frequently in the Bible, where it is translated as “ephah,” and is defined in Ezekiel 45:11.

Occurrences of ephah in the Bible

Exodus 16:36

Lev. 5:11, 6:20; 19:36

Ezekiel 45:10, 11, 24; 46:5

Numbers 5:15

Judah 6:19

Ruth 2:17;

1 Samuel 1:24, 17:17

Isaiah 5:10;

Amos 8:5;

Zechariah 5:6-10.