איפה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From אֵי‎ (ei, “where”) + פֹּה‎ (po, “here”).

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /eˈfo/ (properly), IPA(key): /ˈe.fo/ (commonly)
  • Homophone: אֵפוֹא‎ ("hence, therefore")

Adverb

אֵיפֹה • (efó)

  1. 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.[1]
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Egyptian jpt (“oipe, a dry measure of volume about 19.2 liters”); compare Sahidic Coptic ⲟⲉⲓⲡⲉ (oeipe).

Noun

אֵיפָה • (efá) f

  1. (historical units of measure) An ephah, a former Hebrew unit of dry volume (about 23 L).
Descendants
  • → English: ephah

References

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