heap, the largest of dry measures, containing about 8 bushels or 1 quarter English = 10 ephahs ( Leviticus 27:16 ; Numbers 11:32 ) = a COR. (See OMER .)

"Half a homer," a grain measure mentioned only in Hosea 3:2 .

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.