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Ephah (איפה). Conversion Chart
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Greeks mostly used dry capacity units to measure grain. The basic capacity unit was the kyathos. As most ancient measures these units changed over time and varied across different regions of Grece.
ephah (איפה) to medimnos (μέδιμνος)
ephah (איפה) to hekteus (ἑκτεύς, a sixth of a medimnos)
ephah (איפה) to hēmiekton (ἡμίεκτον)
ephah (איפה) to choinix (χοῖνιξ)
ephah (איפה) to xestēs (ξέστης, Roman sextarius)
ephah (איפה) to kotylē or hēmina (κοτύλη, ἡμίνα)
ephah (איפה) to oxybathon (ὀξυβαθον)
ephah (איפה) to kyathos (κύαθος)
ephah (איפה) to kochliarion (κοχλιάριον)
Units: medimnos (μέδιμνος) / hekteus (ἑκτεύς, a sixth of a medimnos) / hēmiekton (ἡμίεκτον) / choinix (χοῖνιξ) / xestēs (ξέστης, Roman sextarius) / kotylē or hēmina (κοτύλη, ἡμίνα) / oxybathon (ὀξυβαθον) / kyathos (κύαθος) / kochliarion (κοχλιάριον) » show »» hide »
Ancient Greek (Attic) Liquid Measure
A common unit in both liquid and dry capacity throughout historic Greece was the cotyle or cotyla whose absolute value varied from one place to another between 210 ml and 330 ml.
ephah (איפה) to metrētēs (μετρητής, amphora)
ephah (איפה) to keramion (κεράμιον, Roman amphora)
ephah (איפה) to chous (χοῦς)
ephah (איפה) to xestēs (ξέστης, Roman sextarius)
ephah (איפה) to kotylē, tryblion or hēmina (κοτύλη, τρύβλιον, ἡμίνα)
ephah (איפה) to tetarton, hēmikotylē (τέταρτον, ἡμικοτύλη)
Roman jar (amphora quadrantal) was the main unit to measure both liquids and dry substances in Roman empire. It was defined to be equal to one cubic pes (Roman foot). The weight of water to fill the amphora was roughly equal to one Greek talent, an ancient unit of weight.
ephah (איפה) to culeus (hose)
ephah (איפה) to amphora quadrantal (Roman jar, bushel)
ephah (איפה) to urna (urn)
ephah (איפה) to modius castrensis (military modius)
ephah (איפה) to modius (peck)
ephah (איפה) to semimodius (half of a modius)
ephah (איפה) to congius (a half-pes cube)
ephah (איפה) to sextarius (a sixth)
ephah (איפה) to hemina (pint)
ephah (איפה) to cotyla (cup)
ephah (איפה) to triens (one third of a sextarius)
ephah (איפה) to quartarius (quart, forth part)
ephah (איפה) to sextans (one sixth of a sextarius)
ephah (איפה) to acetabulum (small cup)
ephah (איפה) to cyathus (shot or dose)
ephah (איפה) to ligula (spoonful)
Units: culeus (hose) / amphora quadrantal (Roman jar, bushel) / urna (urn) / modius castrensis (military modius) / modius (peck) / semimodius (half of a modius) / congius (a half-pes cube) / sextarius (a sixth) / hemina (pint) / cotyla (cup) / triens (one third of a sextarius) / quartarius (quart, forth part) / sextans (one sixth of a sextarius) / acetabulum (small cup) / cyathus (shot or dose) / ligula (spoonful) » show »» hide »
Biblical and Talmudic Dry Measure (Old Testament)
Israelite capacity measure tightly corresponded to Babylonian system. The basic unit was log (לג) that was similar to Babylonian mina.
Biblical and Talmudic Liquid Measure (Old Testament)
Exact conversion for Biblical units is rarely certain. There were more units mentioned in Talmud, many of them from foreign origin, e.g. Persia or Greece. Unfortunately the capacity of those units is currently unknown.
ephah (איפה) to bath
ephah (איפה) to hin
ephah (איפה) to log
Units: bath / hin / log » show »» hide »
Old Spanish Dry Measure
ephah (איפה) to cahíz
ephah (איפה) to fanega
ephah (איפה) to cuartilla (¼ of a fanega)
ephah (איפה) to celemín
ephah (איפה) to medio
ephah (איפה) to cuartillo (¼ of a celemín)
ephah (איפה) to ochavo
Units: cahíz / fanega / cuartilla (¼ of a fanega) / celemín / medio / cuartillo (¼ of a celemín) / ochavo » show »» hide »
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