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| <center>0.5 liter</center>
 
| <center>0.5 liter</center>
 
| [[Leviticus, Chapter 14|Lev 14:10, 12, 15, 21, 24]]
 
| [[Leviticus, Chapter 14|Lev 14:10, 12, 15, 21, 24]]
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!colspan="5" align="center" style="color: black; height: 30px; background: tan  no-repeat scroll top left;"|Dry Measures
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! width="200" | Type of dry measure
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! width="200" | Old Testament Measure<br/>(approximate equivalent)
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! width="200" | Imperial Measure<br/>(approx. equivalent)
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! width="200" | Metric Measure<br/>(approx. equivalent)
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! width="300" | Biblical References
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| Cab
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| <center>4 logs</center>
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| <center>3.5 pints</center>
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| <center>2 liters</center>
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| [[2nd Kings, Chapter 6|2 Ki 6:25]]
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| Ephah
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| <center>10 omers</center>
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| <center>0.95 bushels</center>
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| <center>34 liters</center>
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| [[Exodus, Chapter 16|Exo 16:36]], [[Leviticus, Chapter 5|Lev 5:11]], [[Leviticus, Chapter 6|Lev 6:20]], [[Leviticus, Chapter 9|Lev 19:36]], [[Numbers, Chapter 5|Num 5:15]], [[Numbers, Chapter 28|Num 28:5]], [[Ruth, Chapter 2|Ruth 2:17]]
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| Homer
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| <center>10 ephahs</center>
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| <center>9.5 bushels</center>
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| <center>340 liters</center>
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| [[Leviticus, Chapter 27|Lev 27:16]], [[Numbers, Chapter 11|Num 11:32]], [[Isaiah, Chapter 5|Isa 5:10]], [[Ezekiel, Chapter 45|Ruth 45:11,13]], [[Hosea, Chapter 3|Hos 3:2]]
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| Measure
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| <center>Heb: ''seah''<br/>6 cabs</center>
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| <center>20 pints</center>
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| <center>11 liters</center>
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| [[2nd Kings, Chapter 7|2 Ki 7:1,16,18]]
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| Omer
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| <center>7 logs<br/>10% of an ephah</center>
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| <center>6.5 pints</center>
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| <center>3.6 liters</center>
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| [[Exodus, Chapter 16|Exo 16:16,18,32,33,36]]
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!colspan="5" align="center" style="color: black; height: 30px; background: tan  no-repeat scroll top left;"|Money
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! width="200" | Type of money
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! width="200" | Hebrew name used
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! width="200" | U.S. dollar value<br/>(approx. equivalent)
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! width="200" | British pound value<br/>(approx. equivalent)
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! width="300" | Biblical References
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| Piece of money
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| <center>Heb: ''qsitah''<ref>called "pieces of silver" in [[Job, Chapter 42|Job 42:11]]</ref></center>
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| <center>$ 0.64</center>
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| <center>£ 0.43</center>
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| [[Genesis, Chapter 33|Gen 33:19]], [[Joshua, Chapter 24|Jos 24:32]]
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|-
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| Piece of silver
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| <center>Heb: ''keseph''</center>
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| <center>$ 0.26</center>
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| <center>£ 0.17</center>
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| [[Genesis, Chapter 20|Gen 20:16]]
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|-
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| Shekel
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| <center>Heb: ''shekel''</center>
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| <center>$ 0.16</center>
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| <center>£ 0.11</center>
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| [[Exodus, Chapter 30|Exo 30:15]], [[Leviticus, Chapter 5|Lev 5:15]]
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| Talent
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| <center>Heb: ''kikar''<br/>"circle"<ref>a reference to the shape of the talent itself, and not the weight</ref></center>
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| <center>substantial<ref>Both dollar and pound amounts are unknown due to the approximate weight of the talent, which was estimated to be about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms</ref></center>
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| <center>substantial</center>
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| [[Exodus, Chapter 25|Exo 25:39]], [[1st Kings, Chapter 9|1 Kings 9:14]]
 
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Revision as of 21:10, July 22, 2025

Old Testament Weights and Measures
Weights
Type of Weight Old Testament Measure
(approximate equivalent) 		Imperial Measure
(approx. equivalent) 		Metric Measure
(approx. equivalent) 		Biblical References
Bekah
Half-shekel, 10 gerahs
0.22 oz
6.2 g
 Exodus 38:26
Dram
Hebrew: adarkon
lit, a handful of drachmae or darics
0.31 oz
8.8 g
 1st Chr 29:7, Ezra 2:69, Ezra 8:27, Ne 7:70-72
Gerah
1/20 of a shekel
0.022 oz
0.62 g
 Exodus 30:13, Lev 27:25, Num 3:47, Num 18:16 Eze 45:12
Gerah
1/20 of a shekel
0.022 oz
3 kg
 Ex 30:13, Lev 27:25, Num 3:47, Num 18:16 Eze 45:12
Pound
Heb. mnah
300 shekels
6.6 lbs
0.62 g
 1 King 10.17, Ezra 2:69, Neh 7:71-72
Shekel
20 gerahs
2 bekahs
0.44 oz
12.4 g
 Gen 23:15-16, Exo 21:32
Shekel of the sanctuary
0.5 oz
14.2 g
 Exodus 38:24-25, Lev 27:3-7, Num 7:13-14, Num 18:16
Shekel after the king's weight
Unk; entire weight estimated to have been about 6 lbs / 2.7 kg.
 2 Sam 14:26
Talent
Heb. kikar
3,000 shekels
66 lbs.
30 kg
 Exodus 25:39, Exodus 37:24, Exodus 38:24-25, 1 King 9:14, 28, 2 King 5:5, 22-23
Lengths
Type of Length Old Testament Measure
(approximate equivalent) 		Imperial Measure
(approx. equivalent) 		Metric Measure
(approx. equivalent) 		Biblical References
Cubit[1]
Heb. ammah
2 spans
from elbow to fingertip
17.5 inches
445 mm
 Gen 6:15-16, Exo 26:28
Royal cubit
2 spans
plus 1 handbreadth
20.5 inches
521 mm
 2 Chr 3:3, Eze 40:5
Handbreadth
Heb. tophach
width of hand at the base
3 inches
76 mm
 Exo 37:12, 2 Chr 4:5, Ps 39:5
Reed
Heb. qaneh
6 cubits
105 inches
2.67 meters
 Eze 40:3, 5-8, Eze 41:8, Eze 42:16-19
Span[2]
Heb. zereth
width of outstretched hand
3 handbreadths
9 inches
229 mm
 Exo 28:16, Exo 39:9, 1 Sam 17:4, Isa 40:12
Liquid Measures
Type of liquid measure Old Testament Measure
(approximate equivalent) 		Imperial Measure
(approx. equivalent) 		Metric Measure
(approx. equivalent) 		Biblical References
Bath
6 hins
9 gallons
34 liters
 1 Ki 7:26, 38, 2 Chr 2:10, 2 Chr 4:5, Ezr 7:22, Isa 5:10, Eze 45:10-11, 14
Hin
12 logs
1.5 gallons
5.7 liters
 Exo 29:40, Exo 30:24, Lev 19:36, Num 15:7, Eze 46:5
Homer
10 baths
90 gallons
340 liters
 Eze 45:11, 14
Log
less than 1 pint
0.5 liter
 Lev 14:10, 12, 15, 21, 24
Dry Measures
Type of dry measure Old Testament Measure
(approximate equivalent) 		Imperial Measure
(approx. equivalent) 		Metric Measure
(approx. equivalent) 		Biblical References
Cab
4 logs
3.5 pints
2 liters
 2 Ki 6:25
Ephah
10 omers
0.95 bushels
34 liters
 Exo 16:36, Lev 5:11, Lev 6:20, Lev 19:36, Num 5:15, Num 28:5, Ruth 2:17
Homer
10 ephahs
9.5 bushels
340 liters
 Lev 27:16, Num 11:32, Isa 5:10, Ruth 45:11,13, Hos 3:2
Measure
Heb: seah
6 cabs
20 pints
11 liters
 2 Ki 7:1,16,18
Omer
7 logs
10% of an ephah
6.5 pints
3.6 liters
 Exo 16:16,18,32,33,36
Money
Type of money Hebrew name used U.S. dollar value
(approx. equivalent) 		British pound value
(approx. equivalent) 		Biblical References
Piece of money
Heb: qsitah[3]
$ 0.64
£ 0.43
 Gen 33:19, Jos 24:32
Piece of silver
Heb: keseph
$ 0.26
£ 0.17
 Gen 20:16
Shekel
Heb: shekel
$ 0.16
£ 0.11
 Exo 30:15, Lev 5:15
Talent
Heb: kikar
"circle"[4]
substantial[5]
substantial
 Exo 25:39, 1 Kings 9:14

References

  1. ↑ Goliath's height is provided in cubits in the 1 Samuel 17:4.
  2. ↑ In addition to cubits, the "span" is also used in the measurement of Goliath's height, as provided in the 1 Samuel 17:4.
  3. ↑ called "pieces of silver" in Job 42:11
  4. ↑ a reference to the shape of the talent itself, and not the weight
  5. ↑ Both dollar and pound amounts are unknown due to the approximate weight of the talent, which was estimated to be about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
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