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title: ephah — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ephah» in the Judaism dictionary: An ancient Hebrew measure for dry things like flour or grain, about a bushel or a little less. It is also a man's name. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ephah

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**Who acts:** bushel, omer, thou, Ye, Ephah, Haran · **What happens:** be, take, bake, have, bear, beget · **To what, where:** name, tenth part, fine flour, twelve cakes, one cake, balances

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«ephah» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [ephah in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/ephah.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An ancient Hebrew measure for dry things like flour or grain, about a bushel or a little less. It is also a man's name.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* An ancient Hebrew measure for dry things like flour or grain, about a bushel or a little less.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ephah:m1:1
# text = An ancient Hebrew measure for dry things like flour or grain, about a bushel or a little less.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	Hebrew	hebrew	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	measure	measure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	flour	flour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	about	about	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	bushel	bushel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	obl	_	_
19	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* It is also a man's name.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ephah:m1:2
# text = It is also a man's name.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | bushel | a man's name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. (Torah EXO.16.36, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ephah:x1:1
# text = Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.
1	Now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	omer	omer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	tenth	tenth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ephah	ephah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a omer | the tenth part |  |  | now | of a ephah | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah EXO.16.36, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ephah:x1:2
# text = (Torah EXO.16.36, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	EXO.16.36	EXO.16.36	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. (Torah GEN.25.4, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ephah:x2:1
# text = And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Midian	Midian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	Ephah	Ephah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	Epher	Epher	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	Hanoch	Hanoch	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	Abida	Abida	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	Eldaah	Eldaah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah GEN.25.4, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ephah:x2:2
# text = (Torah GEN.25.4, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	GEN.25.4	GEN.25.4	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth parts of an ephah shall be in one cake. (Torah LEV.24.5, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth parts of an ephah shall be in one cake.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ephah:x3:1
# text = And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth parts of an ephah shall be in one cake.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	4	nsubj	_	_
3	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	flour	flour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	bake	bake	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	cakes	cake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	thereof	thereof	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
14	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
15	tenth	tenth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	ephah	ephah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
20	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
21	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	cop	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	24	nummod	_	_
24	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | shall | thou | fine flour |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument flour=Theme part=Destination |
| 2 | **bake** | infinitive | thou *not said here* | twelve cakes |  |  |  | thereof *property* | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Product |
| 3 | **is** | shall |  |  |  | one cake |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah LEV.24.5, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ephah:x3:2
# text = (Torah LEV.24.5, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	LEV.24.5	LEV.24.5	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath. (Prophets EZK.45.10, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ephah:x4:1
# text = Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.
1	Ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	3	nsubj	_	_
2	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	balances	balance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	just	just	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	ephah	ephah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	just	just	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | shall | Ye | balances |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets EZK.45.10, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ephah:x4:2
# text = (Prophets EZK.45.10, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	EZK.45.10	EZK.45.10	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begot Gazez. (Writings 1CH.2.46, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begot Gazez.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ephah:x5:1
# text = And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begot Gazez.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
2	Ephah	Ephah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	Caleb	Caleb	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	concubine	concubine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
8	bore	bear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	Haran	Haran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	Moza	Moza	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	Gazez	Gazez	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	Haran	Haran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	begot	beget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
20	Gazez	Gazez	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | past | Ephah | Haran and Moza and Gazez |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent haran=Patient |
| 2 | **beget** | past | Haran | Gazez |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gazez=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings 1CH.2.46, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ephah:x5:2
# text = (Writings 1CH.2.46, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	1CH.2.46	1CH.2.46	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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