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Worthless

אֶ֫פַעStrong’s H0659

epah (e-pah)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Epah is the Hebrew word usually translated “from something worthless”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you.”
Isaiah 41:24 KJV
Meaning
  1. Worthless, of nought
How it's translated
  • from something worthless 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Isaiah 1

1 book in all.

Related words
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    Hebrew dictionary

    אֶ֫פַע epah · worthless

    worthless, of nought

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “worthless” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    WORTHLESS, adjective

    1. Having no value; as a worthless garment; a worthless ship.
    2. Having no value of character or no virtue; as a worthless man or woman.
    3. Having no dignity or excellence; as a worthless magistrate.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.