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Weights & Measures
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Weights
| Unit |
Weight |
Equivalents |
| Talent |
about 75 pounds (34 kilograms) for a common talent, and about 150 pounds for a royal talent |
60 minas; 3000 shekels |
| Mina |
about 1.25 pounds (0.6 kilogram) |
50 shekels |
| Shekel |
about .4 ounce (11.4 grams) for a common shekel |
2 bekas; 20 gerahs |
| Pim |
1/3 ounce (7.6 grams) |
2/3 shekel |
| Beka |
.2 ounce (5.7 grams) |
1/2 shekel; 10 gerahs |
| Gerah |
.02-ounce (.57 grams) |
1/20 shekel |
| Litra |
12 ounces |
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Measures of Length
| Unit |
Weight |
Equivalents |
| Day’s journey |
about 20 miles |
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| Roman mile |
4,854 feet |
8 stadia |
| Sabbath day’s journey |
3,637 feet |
6 stadia |
| Stadion |
606 feet |
1/8 Roman mile |
| Rod |
9 feet (10.5 feet in Ezekiel) |
3 paces; 6 cubits |
| Fathom |
6 feet |
4 cubits |
| Pace |
3 feet |
1/3 rod; 2 cubits |
| Cubit |
18 inches (0.5 meter) |
1/2 pace; 2 spans |
| Span |
9 inches (23 centimeters) |
1/2 cubit; 3 handbreadths |
| Handbreadth |
3 inches (8 centimeters) |
1/3 span; 4 fingers |
| Finger |
.75 inches |
1/4 handbreadth |
Dry Measures
| Unit |
Weight |
Equivalents |
| Homer |
6.52 bushels (220 liters) |
10 ephahs |
| Kor (cor) |
6.52 bushels (220 liters) |
1 homer; 10 ephahs |
| Lethech |
3.26 bushels (110 liters) |
1/2 kor; 5 ephahs |
| Ephah |
.65 bushel, 20.8 quarts (22 liters) |
1/10 homer |
| Modius |
7.68 quarts |
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| Seah |
7 quarts (7.3 liters) |
1/3 ephah |
| Omer |
2.08 quarts (2 liters) |
1/10 ephah; 1 4/5 kab |
| Kab (cab) |
1.16 quarts (1 liter) |
4 logs |
| Choenix |
1 quart |
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| Xestes |
1 1/16 pints |
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| Log |
.58 pint |
1/4 kab |
Liquid Measures
| Unit |
Weight |
Equivalents |
| Kor (Cor) |
60 gallons |
10 baths |
| Metretes |
10.2 gallons |
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| Bath |
6 gallons (22 liters) |
6 hins |
| Hin |
1 gallon (4 liters) |
2 kabs |
| Kab |
2 quarts |
4 logs |
| Log |
1 pint (0.3 liter) |
1/4 kab |
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