Weight
Hebrew
| HEBREW | ENGLISH | EQUIV | AVDP | METRIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּכָּר kikkar | talent | 60 minas | 75.558 lb | 34.3 Kg |
| מָנֶה maneh | mina | 50 shekels | 20.148 oz | 571.2 gm |
| שֶׁקֶל sheqel | shekel | 2 bekas | 176.29 grains | 11.42 gm |
| פִּים pîm (or payim) | pim | 2/3 shekel | 117.52 grains | 7.61 gm |
| בֶּקַע beqa | beka, half a shekel | 10 gerahs | 88.14 grains | 5.71 gm |
| גֵּרָה gerah | gerah | 8.81 grains | .57 gm |
Greek
| GREEK | ENGLISH | EQUIV | AVDP | METRIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| τάλαντον talenton | talent (Hebrew) | talent | 75.558 lb | 34.3 Kg |
| μνᾶ mna | pound (Hebrew) | mina | 20.148 oz | 571.2 gm |
| λίτρα litra | pound (Latin) | libra | 0.719 lb | 326.4 gm |
Volume
Hebrew Liquid Measures
| HEBREW | ENGLISH | EQUIV | USCS | METRIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כֹּר kor | measure, cor | 10 baths | 60.738 gal | 230 l |
| בַּת bat | bath | 6 hins | 6.073 gal | 23 l |
| הִין hin | hin | 3 kabs | 1.012 gal | 3.829 l |
| קַב qab | kab | 4 logs | 1.4349 qt | 1.276 l |
| לֹג log | log | 0.674 pt | 0.32 l |
Hebrew Dry Measures
| HEBREW | ENGLISH | EQUIV | USCS | METRIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| חֹמֶר homer | homer | 2 lethechs | 6.524 bu | 229.7 l |
| כֹּר kor | measure, cor | 2 lethechs | 6.524 bu | 229.7 l |
| לֶתֶךְ letek | lethech, measure | 5 ephahs | 3.262 bu | 114.8 l |
| אֵיפָה epah | ephah, measure | 3 seahs | 20.878 qt | 22.9 l |
| צָאָה tse’ah | measure | 3-1/3 omers | 6.959 qt | 7.7 l |
| עֹמֶר omer | omer | 1.8 kabs | 2.087 qt | 2.3 l |
| עִשָּׂרוֹן issaron | tenth part (of ephah) | |||
| קַב qab | kab | 1.159 qt | 1.3 l |
Length
Hebrew
| HEBREW | ENGLISH | EQUIV | USCS | METRIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אַמָּה ammah | cubit* | 2 spans | 17.49 in | 0.443 m |
| זֶרֶת zeret | span | 3 hand breadths | 8.745 in | 0.221 m |
| טֹפַח topah, tepah | hand breadth | 4 fingers | 2.915 in | 0.074 m |
| אֶצְבַּע etsba | finger | 0.728 in | 0.019 m |
*The cubit described in Ezekiel 40.5 & Ezekiel 43.13 is equal to seven (not six) hand breadths, or 20.405 inches.
Greek
| GREEK | ENGLISH | USCS | METRIC |
|---|---|---|---|
| πῆχυς pechus | cubit | ≅1.5 ft | 0.456 m |
| ὀργυιά orguia | fathom | ≅72.44 in | 1.839 m |
| στάδιον stadion | stadia, or miles equivalent | ≅606 ft | 184.7 m |
| μίλιον milion | mile | ≅4,854 ft | 1.482 Km |