Efa (איפה) means ephah in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ephah
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Efa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מידת נפח קדומה, המשמשת בעיקר כדי למדוד קמח.
וְהֵבִיא הָאִישׁ אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן, וְהֵבִיא אֶת־קָרְבָּנָהּ עָלֶיהָ עֲשִׂירִת הָאֵיפָה קֶמַח שְׂעֹרִים...
- 2ערכה של האיפה ביחידות מידה המוכרות לנו כיום אינו חד משמעי. פרשנים שונים הציעו מידות שונות: ר' חיים נאה: כ־25 ליטרים!; חזון אי"ש: כ־43 ליטרים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Efa is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֵיפָה
- Written without vowel points
- איפה
- Said
- efa
- Root
- י־פ־ה
- Pattern
- אַקְטָלָה
- Plural
- אֵיפוֹת
- Inflections
- אֵיפַת־; ר' אֵיפוֹת
- Gematria
- 96
This is how Efa is said in other languages.
- English
- ephah
These words rhyme with Efa.
The word Efa is part of these phrases and sayings.
- איפה ואיפה
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The word Efa comes from the root י־פ־ה, like these words.
This is where the word Efa comes from.
מצרית-קדומה אִפֶּתְ (ipt ) או (jpt) מידה השוו ל 4 חקאת,ראו הרוגליף (i-p-n) :i-p:t-U9
These words come before and after Efa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Efa.
What does Efa (איפה) mean in Hebrew?
Efa (איפה) means ephah. It is said efa, with the stress on fa.
What rhymes with Efa (איפה)?
Words that rhyme with Efa (איפה) include שפה, תקופה, תרופה, שרפה, קליפה, and פה.
Is Efa (איפה) masculine or feminine?
The word Efa (איפה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is אֵיפוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry איפה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.