See Glossary
Length | ||
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1 handbreadth | 3 inches (US) | 7.5 centimeters |
1 span | 9 inches (US) | |
1 standard cubit | 15 inches (US) | 0.46 meters |
1 long cubit = 1 standard cubit + 1 handbreadth |
18 inches (US) | |
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 |
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 |
Weights/Masses | ||
1 shekel | 2/5 advp. ounce (US) | 11.5 grams |
1 talent = 3000 shekels |
76.1 pounds (US) | 34.5 kilograms |
Monetary | ||
1 quadrans, Ceasarian times Roman coin = 1/64 Roman silver denarius coin |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1 mina, Hellenistic to Ceasarian times Greek coin, equal in value to 100 denarii or 1/60th of a talent |
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1 shekel: Value depends upon metal used—gold, silver, or brass |