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Weights and Measures and Bible Alphabets
| Length |
| 1 handbreadth |
3 inches (US) |
7.5 centimeters |
| 1 span |
9 inches (US) |
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| 1 standard cubit |
15 inches (US) |
0.46 meters |
1 long cubit
= 1 standard cubit + 1 handbreadth |
18 inches (US) |
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| Dry Measure |
1 ephad (dry)
= 1/10th homer (dry) |
0.62 bushels (US)
0.61 bushels, imperial |
22 cubic decimeters? |
| 1 homer (dry) |
6.2 bushels (US)
6.1 bushels, imperial |
220 cubic decimeters |
| 1 cor (dry) |
103 gallons, dry (US)
86 gallons, dry imperial |
391 liters |
| 1 sata (dry) |
1.5 pecks (US) |
1.3 cubic decimeters |
| 1 choenix |
> 1 quart, dry (US) |
slightly > 1 cubic decimeter |
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| Liquid Measure |
1 bath (liquid)
= 1/10th homer (dry) |
5.8 gallons (US)
4.84 gallons, imperial |
22 liters |
| 1 homer (liquid) |
58 gallons (US)
48.4 gallons, imperial |
220 liters |
| 1 hin (liquid) |
1.7 gallons (US) |
6.5 liters |
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| Weights/Masses |
| 1 shekel |
2/5 advp. ounce (US) |
11.5 grams |
1 talent
= 3000 shekels |
76.1 pounds (US) |
34.5 kilograms |
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| Monetary |
1 quadrans, Ceasarian times
Roman coin = 1/64 Roman silver denarius coin |
1 denarius (pl. denarii), Ceasarian times [one day's agriculturer's wages]
Roman silver coin = 1/25 Roman gold aureus coin = 1/4 Heb. shekel silver |
1 drachma, Hellenistic to Ceasarian times [one day's agriculturer's wages]
Greek silver coin, nearly equal in size/value to 1 denarius or 1/4 Heb. shekel silver |
1 didrachma, Hellenistic to Ceasarian times
Greek silver coin, equal in value to 2 drachma or nearly 2 denarii or 1/2 Heb. shekel silver |
1 stater (Roman name for didrachma?), Hellenistic to Ceasarian times
Greek silver coin, equal in value to 2 drachma or nearly 2 denarii or 1/2 Heb. shekel silver |
1 mina, Hellenistic to Ceasarian times
Greek coin, equal in value to 100 denarii or 1/60th of a talent |
1 shekel: Value depends upon metal usedgold, silver, or brass |
Bible Alphabets
Hebrew and Greek Alphabets
| Hebrew - Psalms 119 |
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Greek - Rev. 1:8 |
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alef |
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alpha |
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bet, beth |
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beta |
| ? |
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gimel |
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gamma |
| ? |
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daled, dalet, daleth |
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delta |
| ? |
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hey, he |
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epsilon |
| ? |
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waw, vav |
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zeta |
| ? |
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zayin |
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eta |
| ? |
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chet, cheth, het, heth |
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theta |
| ? |
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tet, teth |
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iota |
| ? |
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yud, yod, yodh |
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kappa |
| ? |
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kaf, kaph (final kaf) |
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lamda |
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lamed, lamedh |
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mu |
| ? |
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mem (final mem) |
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nu |
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nun (final nun) |
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xi |
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samekh |
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omicron |
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ayin |
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pi |
| ? |
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pey, pe (final pey) |
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rho |
| ? |
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tzadi, tsadi, zade, sadhe, tsadhe (final tzadi) |
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sigma (final sigma) |
| ? |
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kuf, qof, qoph |
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tau |
| ? |
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resh |
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upsilon |
| ?? |
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sin |
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phi |
| ?? |
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shin |
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chi |
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tav, taw |
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psi |
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omega |
WEIGHTS
beka,1/2 shekel(10 gerahs) 88.14 grains 5.711 g
gerah 8.81 grains 0.570 g
mina (50 shekels) 20.148 oz 571.175 g
pim 3/4 shekel(1 1/2 bekas) 0.25 oz 7.0 g
pound (Hebrew mina) 20.148 oz 571.175 g
pound (Latin libra) 0.719 lb 325.707 g
shekel(2 bekas) 176.29 grains 11.423 g
talent (60 minas) 75.558 lb 34.227 kg
talent (Hebrew talent) 75.558 lb 34.227 kg
MEASURES
DRY MEASURES of CAPACITY
ephah, measure (3 seahs) 20.878 qt 22.986 L
homer, measure, cor(2 lethechs) 6.524 bu 229.892 L
kab (4 logs) 1.159 qt 1.276 L
lethech(5 ephahs) 3.262 bu 114.946 L
log (1 1/4 kab) 20.5 cu. in .33 L
measure (3 1/3 omers) 6.959 qt 7.661 L
omer (1/10 epah, 1 4/5 kabs) 2.087 qt 2.297 L
seah (3 1/3 omers, 6 kabs) .25 cu ft 7.33 L
LIQUID MEASURES of CAPACITY
bath (6 hins, 3 seahs) 6.073 gal 22.986 L
hin (3 kabs, 12 logs) 1.012 gal 3.830 L
kab (4 logs) 1.349 qt 1.276 L
log (1/12 hin) 0.674 pt 0.318 L
measure,cor (10 baths) 60.738 gal 229.893 L
seah (6 kabs, 2 hins) 2.0 gal 7.33 L
MEASURES of LENGTH
cubit (2 spans) 6-7 palms 17.49 in. 44.424 cm
finger (digit) 1/12 span 0.728 in. 1.849 cm
gomedh 3 3/4 palms, 1 1/4 spans 12.0 in. 30.0 cm
handbreadth (4 fingers) 2.915 in. 7.404 cm
palm (handbreadth) 4 fingers 3.0 in. 7.5 cm
span (3 handbreadths) 8.745 in. 22.212 cm
MEASURES of CAPACITY
measure (Hebrew bath) 6.073 gal 22.986 L
measure (Hebrew cor) 6.524 bu 229.892 L
measure (Hebrew seah) 6.959 qt 7.661 L
measure 10.3 gal 38.985 L
quart 0.98 dry qt 1.078 L
bushel (Latin modius) 7.68 dry qt 8.455 L
pot (Latin sextarius) 0.96 dry pt 0.528 L
1.12 fluid pt 0.529 L
MEASURES of LENGTH
cubit 6-7 palms, 2 spans 18 in. 45 cm
fathom 4 cubits. 8 spans 72 in. 182 cm
furlong 606 ft 184 m
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