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Hebrew
Etymology 1
From אֵי (ei, “where”) + פֹּה (po, “here”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
אֵיפֹה • (efó)
- Where; at what place.
אֵיפֹה אַתְּ?- efo at?
- Where are you?
- Genesis 37:16:
וַיֹּאמֶר אֶת־אַחַי אָנֹכִי מְבַקֵּשׁ הַגִּידָה־נָּא לִי אֵיפֹה הֵם רֹעִים׃- vayómer et-akhái anokhí m'vakésh hagída-na li eifó hem ro'ím:
- And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
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Etymology 2
From Egyptian jpt (“oipe, a dry measure of volume about 19.2 liters”); compare Sahidic Coptic ⲟⲉⲓⲡⲉ (oeipe).
Noun
אֵיפָה • (efá) f
- (historical units of measure) An ephah, a former Hebrew unit of dry volume (about 23 L).
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