Units in the Old Testament

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Units of Length

King James R.S.V. Hebrew Examples conversion (U.S.)
reed reed kanneh
= 6 ammah
Ezekiel 40:5 8'9"
"cubit of a man"

cubit

"the cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth"
cubit ammah
= 6 tophach
Deuteronomy 3:11
1 Samuel 17:4
Genesis 7:20
Esther 7:19
2 Kings 14:13
Nehemiah 3:13
Jeremiah 52:21
Exekiel 40:5,43:13
?

17.47"

 

20.38"

cubit cubit gomedh Judges 3:16 ?
span span zeres
= 3 tophach
(some say 2)
1 Samuel 17:4
Ezekiel 43:13
Isaiah 40:12
8.75"
hand breadth handbreadth tophach
= 4 etzbah
Ezekiel 40:5,43:13 2.9"
finger finger etzbah Jeremiah 52:21 3/4"

 

Units of Area

King James R.S.V. Hebrew Examples conversion (U.S.)
"an half acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might plow"
acre
acre tzemed,
lit. "yoke"
1 Samuel 14:14

Issiah 5:10

about 1/2 acre
homer homer chomer Leviticus 27:16 6 acres

 

Units of Dry Capacity

King James R.S.V. Hebrew Examples conversion (U.S.)

homer


measure

homer


measure
chomer Numbers 11:32
Isaiah 5:10
Ezekiel 45:11,13,14
Hosea 3:2
1 Kings 18:32
6.5 bushels
cor
measure
cor
cor
kor Ezekiel 45:14
1 Kings 5:11
6.5 bushels
  lethech lethekh
= 1/2 chomer
  3 1/4 bushels
ephah ephah ephah
= 1/10 chomer
Exodus 16:36
Lev. 5:11,6:20,19:36
Ezekiel 45:10,11,24; 46:5
Numbers 5:15
Judah(?) 6:19
Ruth 2:17
1 Samuel 1:24,17:17
Isaiah 5:10
Amos 8:5
Zechariah 5:6-10
21 dry quarts
measure measure seah
= 1/3 ephah
Genesis 18:6
Isaiah 40:12
7 dry quarts
omer omer omer
1/10 ephah
Exodus 16:16, 18, 22, 32, 33, 36 4 dry pints
a tenth deal of flour tenth part omer Exodus 29:40
Lev. 5:11, 6:20
Numbers 28:13
Ezekiel 45:11
4 dry pints
cab kab kab 2 Kings 6:25 2 2/9 dry pints

Units of Liquid Capacity

King James R.S.V. Hebrew Examples conversion (U.S.)
    kor
same vol as dry kor
   
bath bath bath
= 1/10 kor
1 Kings 7:26, 38
2 Chr. 2:10; 4:5
Ezekiel 7:22; 45:10, 11
Isaiah 5:10
5.8 gallons
hin hin hin
= 1/6 bath
Exodus 29:40
Lev. 19:36
Num. 15:4, 5, 6, 9; 28:5 7, 14
Ezekiel 4:11; 45:24; 46:5, 7, 11, 14
3.86 quarts
    qabh
= 1/3 him
  1.35 quarts
log log log
= 1/12 hin
Lev. 14:10, 12, 15, 21, 24 0.67 pint

Units of Mass

King James R.S.V. Hebrew Examples conversion (U.S.)
talent talent kikkar 2 Kings 18:14 75.6 lbs,
maneh mina maneh Ezekiel 45:12 20.15 oz.
shekel shekel sheqel 1 Samuel 17:5, 7 176.3 grains
shekel of the sanctuary shekel of the sanctuary bishekel
hachodesh
Exodus 30:15
lev. 5:15, 27:25
Num. 3:47; 18:6
Ezekiel 45:12
 
(not translated) pim pim 1 Samuel 13:21  
bekah beka beka Exodus 38:26 88.1 grains
  gerah gerah Exodus 30:13
Lev. 27:25
Num. 3:47; 18:16
Ezekiel 45:12
8.8 grains