tables of weights & measurements

Have you ever wondered what all the weights and measurements that aare used in the Bible equal in todays equivelents?? I have so here ia a chart of the tables.

tables of weights & measurements

Biblical Unit

Approximate American Equivalent

Approximate Metric Equivalent

WEIGHTS

talent (60 minas)

75 pounds

34 kilograms

mina (50 shekels)

1 1/ 4 pounds

560 grams

shekel (2 bekas)

2/ 5 ounce

11.5 grams

pim (2/ 3 shekel)

1/ 4 ounce

7.8 grams

beka (10 gerahs)

1/ 5 ounce

5.7 grams

gerah

1/ 50 ounce

0.6 gram

daric

1/ 3 ounce

8.4 grams

LENGTHS

cubit

18 inches

45 centimeters

span

9 inches

23 centimeters

handbreadth

3 inches

7.5 centimeters

stadion (pl. stadia)

600 feet

183 meters CAPACITIES

CAPACITIES

Dry Measures

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

7.5 liters

omer (1/ 10 ephah)

2 quarts

2 liters

cab (1/ 18 ephah)

1 quart

1 liter

Liquid Measures

bath (1 ephah)

6 gallons

22 liters

hin (1/ 6 bath)

1 gallon

3.8 liters

log (1/ 72 bath)

1/ 3 quart

0.3 liter

The figures of the table are calculated on the basis of a shekel equaling 11.5 grams, a cubit equaling 18 inches and an ephah equaling 22 liters. The quart referred to is either a dry quart (slightly larger than a liter) or a liquid quart (slightly smaller than a liter), whichever is applicable. The ton referred to in the footnotes is the American ton of 2,000 pounds. These weights are calculated relative to the particular commodity involved. Accordingly, the same measure of capacity in the text may be converted into different weights in the footnotes. Tyndale. NIV Life Application Study Bible.

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