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!colspan="5" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: brown no-repeat scroll top left;"|Old Testament Weights and Measures
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!colspan="5" align="center" style="color: black; height: 30px; background: tan no-repeat scroll top left;"|Weights
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! width="200" | Type of Weight
! width="200" | Old Testament Measure<br/>(approximate equivalent)
! width="200" | Imperial Measure<br/>(approx. equivalent)
! width="200" | Metric Measure<br/>(approx. equivalent)
! width="300" | Biblical References
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| Bekah
| <center>Half-shekel, 10 ''gerahs''</center>
| <center>0.22 oz</center>
| <center>6.2 g</center>
| [[Exodus, Chapter 38|Exodus 38:26]]
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| Dram
| <center>Hebrew: ''adarkon''<br/>lit, a handful of drachmae or darics</center>
| <center>0.31 oz</center>
| <center>8.8 g</center>
| [[1st Chronicles, Chapter 29|1st Chr 29:7]], [[Ezra, Chapter 2|Ezra 2:69]], [[Ezra, Chapter 8|Ezra 8:27]], [[Nehemiah, Chapter 7|Ne 7:70-72]]
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| Gerah
| <center>1/20 of a shekel</center>
| <center>0.022 oz</center>
| <center>0.62 g</center>
| [[Exodus, Chapter 30|Exodus 30:13]], [[Leviticus, Chapter 27|Lev 27:25]], [[Numbers, Chapter 3|Num 3:47]], [[Numbers, Chapter 18|Num 18:16]] [[Ezekiel, Chapter 45|Eze 45:12]]
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| Gerah
| <center>1/20 of a shekel</center>
| <center>0.022 oz</center>
| <center>3 kg</center>
| [[Exodus, Chapter 30|Ex 30:13]], [[Leviticus, Chapter 27|Lev 27:25]], [[Numbers, Chapter 3|Num 3:47]], [[Numbers, Chapter 18|Num 18:16]] [[Ezekiel, Chapter 45|Eze 45:12]]
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| Pound
| <center>Heb. ''mnah''<br/>300 shekels</center>
| <center>6.6 lbs</center>
| <center>0.62 g</center>
| [[1st Kings, Chapter 10|1 King 10.17]], [[Ezra, Chapter 2|Ezra 2:69]], [[Nehemiah, Chapter 7|Neh 7:71-72]]
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| Shekel
| <center>20 gerahs<br/>2 bekahs</center>
| <center>0.44 oz</center>
| <center>12.4 g</center>
| [[Genesis, Chapter 23|Gen 23:15-16]], [[Exodus, Chapter 21|Exo 21:32]]
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| Shekel of the sanctuary
|
| <center>0.5 oz</center>
| <center>14.2 g</center>
| [[Exodus, Chapter 38|Exodus 38:24-25]], [[Leviticus, Chapter 27|Lev 27:3-7]], [[Numbers, Chapter 7|Num 7:13-14]], [[Numbers, Chapter 18|Num 18:16]]
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| Shekel after the king's weight
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| <center>Unk; entire weight estimated to have been about 6 lbs / 2.7 kg.</center>
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| [[2nd Samuel, Chapter 14|2 Sam 14:26]]
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| Talent
| <center>Heb. ''kikar''<br/>3,000 shekels</center>
| <center>66 lbs.</center>
| <center>30 kg</center>
| [[Exodus, Chapter 25|Exodus 25:39]], [[Exodus, Chapter 37|Exodus 37:24]], [[Exodus, Chapter 38|Exodus 38:24-25]], [[1st Kings, Chapter 9|1 King 9:14, 28]], [[2nd Kings, Chapter 5|2 King 5:5, 22-23]]
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!colspan="5" align="center" style="color: black; height: 30px; background: tan no-repeat scroll top left;"|Lengths
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! width="200" | Type of Length
! width="200" | Old Testament Measure<br/>(approximate equivalent)
! width="200" | Imperial Measure<br/>(approx. equivalent)
! width="200" | Metric Measure<br/>(approx. equivalent)
! width="300" | Biblical References
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| Cubit
| <center>Heb. ''ammah''<br/>2 spans<br/>from elbow to fingertip</center>
| <center>17.5 inches</center>
| <center>445 mm</center>
| [[Genesis, Chapter 6|Gen 6:15-16]], [[Exodus, Chapter 26|Exo 26:28]]
|-
| Royal cubit
| <center>2 spans<br/>''plus'' 1 handbreadth</center>
| <center>20.5 inches</center>
| <center>521 mm</center>
| [[2nd Chronicles, Chapter 6|2 Chr 3:3]], [[Ezekiel, Chapter 40|Eze 40:5]]
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| Handbreadth
| <center>Heb. ''tophach''<br/>width of hand at the base</center>
| <center>3 inches</center>
| <center>76 mm</center>
| [[Exodus, Chapter 37|Exo 37:12]], [[2nd Chronicles, Chapter 4|2 Chr 4:5]], [[Psalm 39|Ps 39:5]]
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| Reed
| <center>Heb. ''qaneh''<br/>6 cubits</center>
| <center>105 inches</center>
| <center>2.67 meters</center>
| [[Ezekiel, Chapter 40|Eze 40:3, 5-8]], [[Ezekiel, Chapter 41|Eze 41:8]], [[Ezekiel, Chapter 42|Eze 42:16-19]]
|-
| Span
| <center>Heb. ''zereth''<br/>width of outstretched hand<br/>3 handbreadths</center>
| <center>9 inches</center>
| <center>229 mm</center>
| [[Exodus, Chapter 28|Exo 28:16]], [[Exodus, Chapter 39|Exo 39:9]], [[1st Samuel, Chapter 17|1 Sam 17:4]], [[Isaiah, Chapter 40|Isa 40:12]]
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!colspan="5" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: brown no-repeat scroll top left;"|Old Testament Weights and Measures
|-
!colspan="5" align="center" style="color: black; height: 30px; background: tan no-repeat scroll top left;"|Weights
|-
! width="200" | Type of Weight
! width="200" | Old Testament Measure<br/>(approximate equivalent)
! width="200" | Imperial Measure<br/>(approx. equivalent)
! width="200" | Metric Measure<br/>(approx. equivalent)
! width="300" | Biblical References
|-
| Bekah
| <center>Half-shekel, 10 ''gerahs''</center>
| <center>0.22 oz</center>
| <center>6.2 g</center>
| [[Exodus, Chapter 38|Exodus 38:26]]
|-
| Dram
| <center>Hebrew: ''adarkon''<br/>lit, a handful of drachmae or darics</center>
| <center>0.31 oz</center>
| <center>8.8 g</center>
| [[1st Chronicles, Chapter 29|1st Chr 29:7]], [[Ezra, Chapter 2|Ezra 2:69]], [[Ezra, Chapter 8|Ezra 8:27]], [[Nehemiah, Chapter 7|Ne 7:70-72]]
|-
| Gerah
| <center>1/20 of a shekel</center>
| <center>0.022 oz</center>
| <center>0.62 g</center>
| [[Exodus, Chapter 30|Exodus 30:13]], [[Leviticus, Chapter 27|Lev 27:25]], [[Numbers, Chapter 3|Num 3:47]], [[Numbers, Chapter 18|Num 18:16]] [[Ezekiel, Chapter 45|Eze 45:12]]
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| Gerah
| <center>1/20 of a shekel</center>
| <center>0.022 oz</center>
| <center>3 kg</center>
| [[Exodus, Chapter 30|Ex 30:13]], [[Leviticus, Chapter 27|Lev 27:25]], [[Numbers, Chapter 3|Num 3:47]], [[Numbers, Chapter 18|Num 18:16]] [[Ezekiel, Chapter 45|Eze 45:12]]
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| Pound
| <center>Heb. ''mnah''<br/>300 shekels</center>
| <center>6.6 lbs</center>
| <center>0.62 g</center>
| [[1st Kings, Chapter 10|1 King 10.17]], [[Ezra, Chapter 2|Ezra 2:69]], [[Nehemiah, Chapter 7|Neh 7:71-72]]
|-
| Shekel
| <center>20 gerahs<br/>2 bekahs</center>
| <center>0.44 oz</center>
| <center>12.4 g</center>
| [[Genesis, Chapter 23|Gen 23:15-16]], [[Exodus, Chapter 21|Exo 21:32]]
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| Shekel of the sanctuary
|
| <center>0.5 oz</center>
| <center>14.2 g</center>
| [[Exodus, Chapter 38|Exodus 38:24-25]], [[Leviticus, Chapter 27|Lev 27:3-7]], [[Numbers, Chapter 7|Num 7:13-14]], [[Numbers, Chapter 18|Num 18:16]]
|-
| Shekel after the king's weight
|
| <center>Unk; entire weight estimated to have been about 6 lbs / 2.7 kg.</center>
|
| [[2nd Samuel, Chapter 14|2 Sam 14:26]]
|-
| Talent
| <center>Heb. ''kikar''<br/>3,000 shekels</center>
| <center>66 lbs.</center>
| <center>30 kg</center>
| [[Exodus, Chapter 25|Exodus 25:39]], [[Exodus, Chapter 37|Exodus 37:24]], [[Exodus, Chapter 38|Exodus 38:24-25]], [[1st Kings, Chapter 9|1 King 9:14, 28]], [[2nd Kings, Chapter 5|2 King 5:5, 22-23]]
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!colspan="5" align="center" style="color: black; height: 30px; background: tan no-repeat scroll top left;"|Lengths
|-
! width="200" | Type of Length
! width="200" | Old Testament Measure<br/>(approximate equivalent)
! width="200" | Imperial Measure<br/>(approx. equivalent)
! width="200" | Metric Measure<br/>(approx. equivalent)
! width="300" | Biblical References
|-
| Cubit
| <center>Heb. ''ammah''<br/>2 spans<br/>from elbow to fingertip</center>
| <center>17.5 inches</center>
| <center>445 mm</center>
| [[Genesis, Chapter 6|Gen 6:15-16]], [[Exodus, Chapter 26|Exo 26:28]]
|-
| Royal cubit
| <center>2 spans<br/>''plus'' 1 handbreadth</center>
| <center>20.5 inches</center>
| <center>521 mm</center>
| [[2nd Chronicles, Chapter 6|2 Chr 3:3]], [[Ezekiel, Chapter 40|Eze 40:5]]
|-
| Handbreadth
| <center>Heb. ''tophach''<br/>width of hand at the base</center>
| <center>3 inches</center>
| <center>76 mm</center>
| [[Exodus, Chapter 37|Exo 37:12]], [[2nd Chronicles, Chapter 4|2 Chr 4:5]], [[Psalm 39|Ps 39:5]]
|-
| Reed
| <center>Heb. ''qaneh''<br/>6 cubits</center>
| <center>105 inches</center>
| <center>2.67 meters</center>
| [[Ezekiel, Chapter 40|Eze 40:3, 5-8]], [[Ezekiel, Chapter 41|Eze 41:8]], [[Ezekiel, Chapter 42|Eze 42:16-19]]
|-
| Span
| <center>Heb. ''zereth''<br/>width of outstretched hand<br/>3 handbreadths</center>
| <center>9 inches</center>
| <center>229 mm</center>
| [[Exodus, Chapter 28|Exo 28:16]], [[Exodus, Chapter 39|Exo 39:9]], [[1st Samuel, Chapter 17|1 Sam 17:4]], [[Isaiah, Chapter 40|Isa 40:12]]
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