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Weights and Measures

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Length

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

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 used—gold, silver, or brass

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