Bible Measures as accepted by the Messianic Hebrews
Length
Bible |
American |
Metric |
| cubit | 18 inches or 23 inches | 0.5 meter |
| span | 9 inches | 23 centimeters |
handbreadth |
3 inches | 8 centimeters |
Weight
| talent (60 minas) | 75 pounds | 34 kilograms |
| mina (50 shekels) | 1 1/4 pounds | 0.6 kilogram |
| shekel (2 bekas) | 2/5 ounce or .04 ounces | 11.5 grams |
| pim (2/3 shekel) | 1/3 ounce or .33333 ounces | 7.6 grams |
| beka (10 gerahs) | 1/5 ounce or .2 ounce | 5.5 grams |
| gerah | 1/50 ounce or .02 ounce | 0.6 gram |
Dry Capacity
| cor (homer) (10 ephahs) | 6 bushels | 220 liters |
| lethek (5 ephahs) | 3 bushels | 110 liters |
| ephah (10 omers) | 3/5 bushel, or .6 bushel | 22 liters |
| seah (1/3 ephah) | 7 quarts | 7.3 liters |
| omer (1/10 ephah) | 2 quarts | 2 liters |
| cab (1/18 ephah) | 1 quart | 1 liter |
Liquid Capacity
| bath (1 ephah) | 6 gallons | 22 liters |
| hin (1/6 bath) | 4 quarts | 4 liters |
| log (1/72 bath) | 1/3 quart | 0.3 liter |
Note: This table of weights and measures is based upon the best available
information we have obtained. It is may not be absolutely precise.
However it is accepted by The Messianic Hebrews until further notice.
If you have any weights and or measures we don't have listed or would
like to see them posted let us know and will try to post them.
1 mile = 5280 ft or 1760 Yards or 320 rods
1 Rod = 16.5 ft
80 rods = ¼ or .25 mile
160 rods = ½ or .5 miles
1 Sq Rod = 272.25 Sq Feet or 20.25 Sq Yrds.
Acre = 160 SQ. Rods or 43,560 Sq. Ft. or 4840 Sq Yds. or 208.71 Feet Squared
1 section = 640 acres
½ section = 320 acres
¼ section = 160 acres
1 township = 36 sections or 23040 acres
1 Yard = 3 feet
1 Sq yard = 9 Sq feet
1 cubit Yard = 27 cubit feet
1 cubit foot = 1728 cu. in.
1 cord = 4 ft X 4 ft X 8 Ft or 128 cubit feet
1 Rick = 2 ft X 4 ft X 8 ft or 64 Cu. Ft.
1 bushel = 1.2 cubit feet
1 cubit foot = 7.48 gallons
231 cu. In. = 1 gallon
1 gallon = 4 quarts or 8 pints or 16 cups or 231 cu. In.
1 cup = 8 oz
1 pint = 16 oz
1 Quart = 32 oz
1 gallon = 128 oz
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