English Standard Version (Biblia.com)

Table of
Weights and Measures
and Monetary Units

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 also varied somewhat in different times and places in the ancient world. Most weights, measures, and monetary units are also explained in footnotes on the pages where they occur in the ESV text.

Biblical Unit	Approximate American and Metric Equivalents	Biblical Equivalent
bath	A bath was about 6 gallons or 22 liters	1 ephah
beka	A beka was about 1/5 ounce or 5.5 grams	10 gerahs
cor	A cor was about 6 bushels or 220 liters	10 ephahs
cubit	A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters	6 handbreadths
denarius	A denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer
daric	A daric was a coin of about 1/4 ounce or 8.5 grams
ephah	An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters	10 omers
gerah	A gerah was about 1/50 ounce or 0.6 gram	1/10 beka
handbreadth	A handbreadth was about 3 inches or 7.5 centimeters	1/6 cubit
hin	A hin was about 4 quarts or 3.5 liters	1/6 bath
homer	A homer was about 6 bushels or 220 liters	10 ephahs
kab	A kab was about 1 quart or 1 liter	1/22 ephah
lethech	A lethech was about 3 bushels or 110 liters	5 ephahs
log	A log was about 1/3 quart or 0.3 liter	1/72 bath
mina	A mina was about 1 1/4 pounds or 0.6 kilogram	50 shekels
omer	An omer was about 2 quarts or 2 liters	1/10 ephah
pim	A pim was about 1/3 ounce or 7.5 grams	2/3 shekel
seah	A seah was about 7 quarts or 7.3 liters	1/3 ephah
shekel	A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams	2 bekas
span	A span was about 9 inches or 22 centimeters	3 handbreadths
stadion	A stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters
talent	A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms	60 minas

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