translation_id: net-engnet

label: NET study note

text: Like the number seven, the number ten is sometimes used in the OT as an ideal number (see, for example, Dan 1:20 , Zech 8:23 ).


text: The Lord “remembered” her in the sense of granting her earlier request for a child. The Hebrew verb is often used in the OT for considering the needs or desires of people with favor and kindness.


text: The ephah was a standard dry measure in OT times; it was the equivalent of one-tenth of the OT measure known as a homer. The ephah was equal to approximately one-half to two-thirds of a bushel.