איפה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /eˈfo/ (properly), IPA^(key): /ˈe.fo/ (commonly)

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• Homophone: אֵפוֹא ("hence, therefore")

Adverb

אֵיפֹה • (efó)

1. Where; at what place.

   Synonym: אַיֵּה (ayé)

   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.

Derived terms

• אֵיפְשֶׁהוּ (éfoshehu)

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