איפה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

אֵיפֹה • (eifo)

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

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

References

↑ Bible (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, 1611.

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