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2. Biblical and Talmudic units of measurement - Wikipedia

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   Biblical and Talmudic units of measurement were used primarily by ancient Israelites and appear frequently within the Hebrew Bible as well as in later rabbinic writings, such as the Mishnah and Talmud. These units of measurement continue to be used in functions regulating Orthodox Jewish contemporary life, based on halacha.

3. Ancient Hebrew units of measurement - Wikipedia

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   Ancient Hebrew units of measurement. Add languages. Add links ... Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Appearance. move to sidebar hide. From ...

4. Log (unit) - Wikipedia

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   Jars from the Second Temple period (Israel Museum). A log (Hebrew לוג or וג, Romanized lōḡ) is a biblical and halakhic unit of liquid volume. [1] The word log occurs in the Bible, in Lev. 14:10, 15, 21 which prescribes the korban (asham, "guilt-offering") of a poor metzorah:

5. Omer (unit) - Wikipedia

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   The omer (Hebrew: עֹ֫מֶר ‘ōmer) is an ancient Israelite unit of dry measure used in the era of the Temple in Jerusalem and also known as an isaron. [1] It is used in the Bible as an ancient unit of volume for grains and dry commodities, and the Torah mentions it as being equal to one tenth of an ephah. [2]

6. Biblical mile - Wikipedia

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   Biblical mile (Hebrew: מיל, romanized: mīl) is a unit of distance on land, or linear measure, principally used by Jews during the Herodian dynasty to ascertain distances between cities and to mark the Sabbath limit, equivalent to about ⅔ of an English statute mile, or what was about four furlongs (four stadia). [1]

7. Mina (unit) - Wikipedia

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   Measurement of ½ mina (actual weight 248 grams), a weight standard established by the Sumerian king Shulgi.It has a crescent image; used in the temple of the god Sin in Ur, diorite, 6.2 by 4.5 centimetres (2.4 in × 1.8 in), early 21st century B.C. (III dynasty of Ur).

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9. Seah (unit) - Wikipedia

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   The se'ah or seah (Hebrew: סאה sə’āh), plural se'im, is a unit of dry measure of ancient origin found in the Bible and in Halakha (Jewish law), which equals one third of an ephah, or bath. In layman's terms, it is equal to the capacity of 144 medium-sized eggs, or what is equal in volume to about 9 US quarts (8.5 litres). [1]