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Ephah vs Omer - What's the difference?

ephah | omer |

As nouns the difference between ephah and omer

is that ephah is an ancient Hebrew unit of dry volume measure, equal to a bath or to one-tenth of a homer. It is approximately equal to 22 litres while omer is a dry measure of ancient Israel, one tenth of an ephah.

ephah

English

(wikipedia ephah)

Alternative forms

* epha

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biblical) An ancient Hebrew unit of dry volume measure, equal to a bath or to one-tenth of a homer. It is approximately equal to 22 litres.
  • * 1611, ,
    • Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah', and a just bath. The '''ephah''' and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ' ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.

    omer

    English

    (wikipedia omer)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A dry measure of ancient Israel, one tenth of an ephah.
  • *1611 , Bible , Authorized (King James) Version, Exodus XVI:
  • *:And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
  • *1644 , (John Milton), Aeropagitica :
  • *:that Omer which was every mans daily portion of Manna, is computed to have bin more then might have well suffic'd the heartiest feeder thrice as many meals.

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