Seah (1/3 ephah, sometimes translated “measure,” “peck,” or “large amount”) Letek (5 ephahs, sometimes translated “half homer” or “half sack”)Įphah / Bath (10 omers, sometimes translated “bushel,” “peck,” “deal, “part,” “measure,” or “6 or 7 pints”) Kor (10 ephahs, sometimes translated “cor,” “homer,” “sack,” “measures,” “bushels”) Kalamos (6 cubits, sometimes translated “rod,” “reed,” or “measuring rod”)įathom (4 cubits, sometimes translated “6 feet”)Ĭubit (sometimes translated “yard,” “half a yard,” or “foot”) Stadion (1/8 milion or 400 cubits, sometimes translated “mile,” “furlong,” or “race”) Milion (8 stadia, sometimes translated “mile”) Handbreadth (1/6 cubit, 1/3 span, or 4 fingers, sometimes translated “3 or 4 inches”) Litra (30 shekels, sometimes translated “pound”)Ĭubit (2 spans, sometimes translated “yard,” “half a yard,” or “foot”) Mina (50 shekels, sometimes translated “pound”) Talent (3,000 shekels or 60 minas, sometimes translated “100 pounds”) Since some ancient terms varied by area, we have differentiated Greek and Hebrew measurements.

Other translations simply transliterate the Greek and Hebrew words for the measurements.īelow are several terms and their approximated equivalents in both metric and imperial measurements. Today, most people don’t know what a “shekel” is or what is the difference between a “furlong” and a “fathom.” Some Bible translations have replaced the archaic words with modern equivalents or approximations. The problem is that the words used for various measurements were usually specific to that culture. The use of weights and measurements was common in ancient times, just like it is today.

Units of liquid measurements