volume · Mesopotamia / Levant · Antiquity

Biblical ephah (common scholarly reconstruction)

approx.

Variant of ephah

Record: M513
Definition quality: Historically reconstructed
Conversion mode: multiplicative
Calculator: Approximately calculable

Definition

One Biblical ephah (common scholarly reconstruction) is understood to be about 0.022 cubic metres.

Reference value

One Biblical ephah (common scholarly reconstruction) is understood to be about 0.022 cubic metres.

Modern use

Retained primarily for historical, educational, or reference use rather than as a current standardized calculator unit.

Did you know?

The biblical ephah was the dry-measure counterpart of the liquid bath. That dry/liquid pairing is why both are commonly reconstructed at roughly the same capacity.

Sources & evidence

Source tier Tier B/C — recorded secondary/reference source · confidence Moderate

Trivia — https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/bible-glossary/ephah/

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