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WEIGHTS

beka,1/2 shekel(10 gerahs)                        88.14 grains                           5.711 g
gerah                                                           8.81 grains                           0.570 g
mina (50 shekels)                                    20.148 oz                             571.175 g

pim 3/4 shekel(1 1/2 bekas)                        0.25 oz                                     7.0 g
pound (Hebrew mina)                              20.148 oz                            571.175 g
pound (Latin libra)                                       0.719 lb                            325.707 g
shekel(2 bekas)                                        176.29 grains                         11.423 g
talent (60 minas)                                        75.558 lb                              34.227 kg
talent (Hebrew talent)                                 75.558 lb                              34.227 kg



MEASURES

DRY MEASURES of CAPACITY

ephah, measure (3 seahs)                              20.878 qt                               22.986 L
homer, measure, cor(2 lethechs)                     6.524 bu                            229.892 L
kab (4 logs)                                                    1.159 qt                                  1.276 L

lethech(5 ephahs)                                           3.262 bu                             114.946 L
log (1 1/4 kab)                                             20.5 cu. in                                    .33 L
measure (3 1/3 omers)                                    6.959 qt                                  7.661 L
omer (1/10 epah, 1 4/5 kabs)                          2.087 qt                                   2.297 L
seah (3 1/3 omers, 6 kabs)                                 .25 cu ft                                 7.33 L


LIQUID MEASURES of CAPACITY

bath (6 hins, 3 seahs)                                      6.073 gal                                22.986 L
hin (3 kabs, 12 logs)                                       1.012 gal                                   3.830 L
kab (4 logs)                                                     1.349 qt                                   1.276 L
log (1/12 hin)                                                   0.674 pt                                   0.318 L
measure,cor (10 baths)                                 60.738 gal                                229.893 L
seah (6 kabs, 2 hins)                                          2.0 gal                                      7.33 L


MEASURES of LENGTH

cubit (2 spans) 6-7 palms                               17.49 in.                                 44.424 cm
finger (digit) 1/12 span                                   0.728 in.                                  1.849 cm
gomedh 3 3/4 palms, 1 1/4 spans                      12.0 in.                                    30.0 cm
handbreadth (4 fingers)                                  2.915 in.                                  7.404 cm
palm (handbreadth) 4 fingers                            3.0 in.                                      7.5 cm
span (3 handbreadths)                                   8.745 in.                                 22.212 cm



MEASURES of CAPACITY

measure (Hebrew bath)                                 6.073 gal                                    22.986 L
measure (Hebrew cor)                                    6.524 bu                                  229.892 L
measure (Hebrew seah)                                  6.959 qt                                       7.661 L
measure                                                           10.3 gal                                     38.985 L
quart                                                          0.98 dry qt                                       1.078 L
bushel (Latin modius)                                 7.68 dry qt                                       8.455 L

pot (Latin sextarius)                                    0.96 dry pt                                       0.528 L
                                                                 1.12 fluid pt                                      0.529 L

MEASURES of LENGTH

cubit 6-7 palms, 2 spans                                      18 in.                                       45 cm
fathom 4 cubits. 8 spans                                      72 in.                                     182 cm
furlong                                                               606 ft                                       184 m

 

 

 
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