seah

English

Etymology

From Hebrew סְאִים֙.

Noun

seah (plural seahs)

(historical units of measure) A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about 7.7 L or 7 quarts.

Meronyms

cab, kab (¹⁄₆ seah); ephah, epha (3 seahs); lethek, lethech (15 seahs); homer, chomer, cor, kor (30 seahs)

References

"Weights and Measures" at Oxford Biblical Studies Online

Anagrams

Ashe, Eash, HAES, HEAs, Hase, Shea, ashe, hase, shea

Old English

Alternative forms

sæh — Anglian
seh — West Saxon

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sæ͜ɑx/

Verb

seah

first/third-person singular past indicative of sēon

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