איפה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Adverb

אֵיפֹה (eifo)

  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]

Etymology 2

Noun

אֵיפָה (eifá) f

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

References

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