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Bible Weights and Measures

Do you have a chart of the Bible weight and measures?

Joseph R. Nally
Joseph R. Nally

Thanks for your question. Here is a small chart which should offer some assistance on biblical weights and measures.

Biblical Unit
App. U.S. Equiv.
App. Metric Equiv.
Weights
Talent (60 minas) 75 lbs. 44 kg.
Mina (50 shekels) 1.25 lbs. 0.6 kg.
Shekel (2 bekas) 2/5 oz. 11.5 gr.
Pim (2/3 shekel) 1/3 oz. 7.6 gr.
Beka (10 gerahs) 1/5 oz. 5.5 gr.
Gerah 1/50 oz. 0.6 gr.
Length
Cubit 18 in. 0.5 m.
Span 9 in. 23 cm.
Handbreadth 3 in. 8 cm.
Capacity (Dry)
Cor [homer] (10 ephahs) 6 bu. 220 l.
Lethek (5 ephahs) 3 bu. 110 l.
Ephah (10 omers) 3/5 bu. 22 l.
Seah (1/3 ephah) 7 qts. 7.3 l.
Omer (1/10 empah) 2 qts. 2 l.
Cab (1/18 ephah) 1 qt. 1 l.
Capacity (Liquid)
Bath (1 ephah) 6 gal. 22 l.
Hin (1/6 bath) 4 qts. 4 l.
Log (1/72 bath) 1/3 qt. 0.3 l.
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