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)

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.

Etymology 2

Noun

אֵיפָה • (eifá) f

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