Length
|
Biblical |
Customary/ Imperial |
Metric |
|
day’s journey |
circa 20 miles |
circa 32.18 32.186 88 kilometers |
|
Roman mile |
4 854 feet |
1.479 499 2 kilometers |
|
Sabbath day’s journey |
3 637 feet |
1.108 557 6 kilometers |
|
stadion (furlong) |
606 feet |
184.708 8 meters |
|
rod (reed) |
9 feet (Ezek. 10 & 1/2 feet) |
2.743 2 m (Ezek. 3.200 4 m) |
|
fathom |
6 feet |
1.828 8 meters |
|
pace |
3 feet |
0.914 4 meter |
|
cubit |
18 inches |
0.457 2 meter |
|
(hand)span |
9 inches |
22.86 centimeters |
|
handbreadth |
3 inches |
7.62 centimeters |
|
finger |
3/4 inches |
1.905 centimeters |
Weight
|
Biblical |
Customary/ Imperial |
Metric |
|
royal talent |
150 pounds |
68.038 855 5 kilograms |
|
talent (60 minas) |
75 pounds |
34.019 427 75 kilograms |
|
mina (50 shekels) |
1 1/4 pounds |
566.990 462 5 grams |
|
litra (Roman Weight) |
12 ounces |
340.194 277 5 grams |
|
royal shekel |
4/5 ounce |
22.679 618 5 grams |
|
shekel (2 bekas) |
2/5 ounce |
11.339 809 25 grams |
|
pim (2/3 shekel) |
1/3 ounce |
9.449 841 041 6 grams |
|
beka (10 gerahs) |
1/5 ounce |
5.669 904 625 grams |
|
gerah |
|
0.566 990 462 5 gram |
Dry Capacity
|
Biblical |
Customary |
Imperial |
Metric |
|
kor (homer) (10 ephahs) |
6 bushels (or 6 & 13/25) |
4 & 41/250 bushels (4 & 6 561/12 500) |
211.434 42 liters (or 229.758 736 4) |
|
lethek (5 ephahs) |
3 bushels (or 3 & 13/50) |
2 & 41/500 bushels (2 & 6 561/25 000) |
105.717 21 liters (or 114.879 368 2) |
|
ephah (10 omers) |
3/5 bushel |
|
21.143 442 liters |
|
modius |
7 & 17/25 quarts |
7 & 1 381/3 125 quarts |
8.457 377 28 liters |
|
seah (1/3 ephah) |
7 quarts |
6 & 783/1 000 quarts |
7.708 547 liters |
|
omer (1/10 ephah) |
2 quarts (or 2 & 2/25) |
2 & 97/6 250 quarts |
2.202 442 liters (or 2.378 637 36) |
|
kab (1/18 ephah) |
1 quart (or 1 & 4/25) |
1 & 3 101/25 000 quarts |
1.101 221 liters (or 1.277 416 36) |
|
choenix |
1 quart |
969/1000 quart |
1.101 221 liters |
|
xestes |
1 & 1/16 pints |
1 & 57/2 000 pints |
585.023 656 25 milliliters |
|
log |
29/50 pint |
3 509/6 250 pints |
319.354 09 milliliters |
Liquid Capacity
|
Biblical |
Customary |
Imperial |
Metric |
|
kor |
60 gallons |
50 gallons |
227.124 72 liters |
|
metretes |
10 & 1/5 gallons |
8 & 1/2 gallons |
38.611 202 4 liters |
|
bath (1 ephah) |
6 gallons |
5 gallons |
22.712 472 liters |
|
hin (1/6 bath) |
1 gallon |
5/6 gallon |
3.785 412 liters |
|
kab |
2 quarts |
1 & 2/3 quarts |
1.892 706 liters |
|
log (1/72 bath) |
1/3 quart |
5/18 quarts |
315.451 milliliters |
*These tables of weights and measures are based upon the best available information from ancient sources. It is not intended to be absolutely precise.
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