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Bible Weights and Measurements. All values are approximate. Many measurements vary by era and location.
Some Bible translations have replaced the archaic words with modern equivalents or approximations. Other translations simply transliterate the Greek and Hebrew words for the measurements. Below are several terms and their approximated equivalents in both metric and imperial measurements.
The following table is based on the best generally accepted information available for biblical weights, measures, and monetary units. All equivalents are approximate. Weights and measures varied somewhat in different times and places in the ancient world.
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The following table is based on the best generally accepted information available for biblical weights, measures, and monetary units. All equivalents are approximate. Weights and measures varied somewhat in different times and places in the ancient world.
The matter of weights, measures, and money in these charts are approximate equivalents.
Length: Common cubit: 18 inches: 0.5 meter: Hebrew short cubit: 17.5: 44.5 cm: Egyptian cubit: 17.6: 44.7 cm: Hebrew long cubit: 20.4 inches: 51.8 cm: Babylonian long cubit: 19.8 inches: 50.3 cm: Egyptian long cubit: 20.6 inches: 52.3 cm: Royal cubit: 19.8 to 20.6 inches: approx. 52 cm: span: 9 inches: 23 centimeters: handbreadth: 3 inches: 8 ...
Biblical scholars have identified the weights and measures found in the Bible by a number of different ancient systems. The measurements given above are only approximations. Measurement equivalents varied throughout the ancient world, as might be expected by their definition [see in brackets under length above].
Convert between any Biblical and modern units of length, area, volume, mass (weight), coins, and time. Information about Biblical Units and Sources. Currency conversions use exchange rates as of October 13, 2024, 4:24 PM.
Convert Biblical and Talmudic Units. Convert between any Biblical and modern units of length, area, volume, mass (weight), coins, and time. Select a type of measurement from the menu and then enter a number on either side to convert between the two selected units.