Weights and Measures

The modern equivalents for biblical measures and weights are presented in the following tables.

Hebrew Weights

The practice of weighing unmarked ingots of metal used in commercial transactions prior to the invention of money explains that the names of the units of weight were used later as indications of value, and as names for monetary standards. There is, however, no direct relation between the shekel-weight and the weight of a shekel piece.

Weights in the New Testament

Hebrew Measures of Length

The cubit described in Ezekiel 40.5; 43.13 is equal to seven (not six) handbreadths, namely 20.405 inches.

Measures of Length in the New Testament

Hebrew Measures of Capacity: Liquid Measures

Hebrew Measures of Capacity: Dry Measures

Measures of Capacity in the New Testament