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Cubits, Shekels, Ephahs, Hins — Daily Bible Study

Friday, October 11 2002

Cubits, Shekels, Ephahs, Hins

This table of weights and measures is an approximation based upon the best available information from ancient sources.

 

Bible American
British
Metric
Length
cubit 18 inches 0.5 meter
span 9 inches 23 centimeters
handbreadth 3 inches 8 centimeters
Weight
talent (60 minas) 75 pounds 34 kilograms
mina (50 shekels) 1 1/4 pounds 0.6 kilogram
shekel (2 bekas) 2/5 ounce 11.5 grams
pim (2/3 shekel) 1/3 ounce 7.6 grams
beka (10 gerahs) 1/5 ounce 5.5 grams
gerah 1/50 ounce 0.6 gram
Dry Capacity
cor (homer) (10 ephahs) 6 bushels 220 liters
lethek (5 ephahs) 3 bushels 110 liters
ephah (10 omers) 3/5 bushel 22 liters
seah (1/3 ephah) 7 quarts 7.3 liters
omer (1/10 ephah) 2 quarts 2 liters
cab (1/18 ephah) 1 quart 1 liter
Liquid Capacity
bath (1 ephah) 6 gallons 22 liters
hin (1/6 bath) 4 quarts 4 liters
log (1/72 bath) 1/3 quart 0.3 liter

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