Topic
Measure
119 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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- Genesis 18:6Easton · Nave 8. A seah, about a peck and a half
And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.
- Leviticus 19:35Easton · Nave MUST BE JUST
¶ Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
- 1 Samuel 25:18Easton · Nave 8. A seah, about a peck and a half
¶ Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.
- 1 Kings 4:22Easton · Nave 3. A cor, equal to one homer or ten ephahs, equal to about eleven and one-ninth bushels
¶ And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,
- Isaiah 40:12Easton · Nave 3. A span
¶ Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
- Ezekiel 45:11Easton · Nave 4. An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half
The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.
- Luke 16:6Easton · Nave 1. A bath, about eight gallons and a half
And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
- Exodus 16:16Nave 7. An omer, about one bushel
¶ This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.
- Exodus 16:18Nave 7. An omer, about one bushel
And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
- Exodus 16:36Nave 4. An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half
Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.
- Exodus 25:25Nave 2. A handbreadth
And thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.
- Exodus 26:2Easton
The length of one curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and every one of the curtains shall have one measure.
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- Exodus 26:8 Easton
- Exodus 28:16 Nave 3. A span
- Exodus 29:40 Nave 9. A tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an ephah
- Exodus 30:24 Nave 3. A hin, about a gallon and a half
- Exodus 37:12 Nave 2. A handbreadth
- Leviticus 5:11 Nave 4. An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half
- Leviticus 6:20 Nave 4. An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half
- Leviticus 14:10 Nave 9. A tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an ephah
- Leviticus 14:12 Nave 4. A log, about a pint, one-twelfth of a hin
- Leviticus 14:15 Nave 4. A log, about a pint, one-twelfth of a hin
- Leviticus 14:21 Nave 9. A tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an ephah
- Leviticus 14:24 Nave 4. A log, about a pint, one-twelfth of a hin
- Leviticus 19:36 Nave 4. An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half
- Leviticus 23:13 Nave 9. A tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an ephah
- Leviticus 23:17 Nave 9. A tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an ephah
- Leviticus 24:5 Nave 9. A tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an ephah
- Leviticus 27:16 Nave 6. A homer, about eleven bushels, equal to a cor or ten ephahs
- Numbers 5:15 Nave 4. An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half
- Numbers 11:32 Nave 6. A homer, about eleven bushels, equal to a cor or ten ephahs
- Numbers 15:4 Nave 9. A tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an ephah
- Numbers 15:4–10 Nave 3. A hin, about a gallon and a half
- Numbers 15:6 Nave 9. A tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an ephah
- Numbers 15:9 Nave 9. A tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an ephah
- Numbers 28:5 Nave 4. An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half
- Numbers 28:7 Nave 3. A hin, about a gallon and a half
- Numbers 28:9 Nave 9. A tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an ephah
- Numbers 28:12 Nave 9. A tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an ephah
- Numbers 28:13 Nave 9. A tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an ephah
- Numbers 28:14 Nave 3. A hin, about a gallon and a half
- Numbers 28:20 Nave 9. A tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an ephah
- Numbers 28:21 Nave 9. A tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an ephah
- Numbers 28:29 Nave 9. A tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an ephah
- Numbers 29:3 Nave 9. A tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an ephah
- Numbers 29:4 Nave 9. A tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an ephah
- Numbers 29:9 Nave 9. A tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an ephah
- Numbers 29:10 Nave 9. A tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an ephah
- Numbers 29:14 Nave 9. A tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an ephah
- Numbers 29:15 Nave 9. A tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an ephah
- Deuteronomy 25:13–16 Nave MUST BE JUST
- Deuteronomy 25:14 Easton
- Deuteronomy 25:15 Easton
- Judges 6:19 Nave 4. An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half
- Ruth 2:17 Nave 4. An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half
- 1 Samuel 1:24 Nave 4. An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half
- 1 Samuel 17:4 Nave 3. A span
- 1 Samuel 17:17 Nave 4. An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half
- 2 Samuel 6:13 Nave 7. A pace
- 1 Kings 5:11 Nave 3. A cor, equal to one homer or ten ephahs, equal to about eleven and one-ninth bushels
- 1 Kings 7:26 Nave 1. A bath, about eight gallons and a half
- 1 Kings 7:38 Nave 1. A bath, about eight gallons and a half
- 1 Kings 18:32 Nave 8. A seah, about a peck and a half
- 2 Kings 6:25 Nave 2. A cab, or kab, about two quarts
- 2 Kings 7:1 Nave 8. A seah, about a peck and a half
- 2 Kings 7:16 Nave 8. A seah, about a peck and a half
- 2 Kings 7:18 Nave 8. A seah, about a peck and a half
- 1 Chronicles 23:29 Easton
- 2 Chronicles 2:10 Nave 3. A cor, equal to one homer or ten ephahs, equal to about eleven and one-ninth bushels
- 2 Chronicles 4:5 Nave 1. A bath, about eight gallons and a half
- 2 Chronicles 27:5 Nave 3. A cor, equal to one homer or ten ephahs, equal to about eleven and one-ninth bushels
- Ezra 7:22 Nave 3. A cor, equal to one homer or ten ephahs, equal to about eleven and one-ninth bushels
- Job 11:9 Easton
- Psalms 39:5 Nave 2. A handbreadth
- Proverbs 11:1 Nave MUST BE JUST
- Proverbs 16:11 Nave MUST BE JUST
- Proverbs 20:10 Nave MUST BE JUST
- Proverbs 20:23 Nave MUST BE JUST
- Isaiah 5:10 Nave 4. An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half
- Isaiah 5:14 Easton
- Isaiah 48:13 Nave 3. A span
- Jeremiah 13:25 Easton
- Jeremiah 30:11 Easton
- Jeremiah 51:13 Easton
- Jeremiah 52:21 Nave 1. A finger
- Lamentations 2:20 Nave 3. A span
- Ezekiel 4:11 Nave 3. A hin, about a gallon and a half
- Ezekiel 40:5 Nave 2. A handbreadth
- Ezekiel 40:43 Nave 2. A handbreadth
- Ezekiel 43:13 Nave 2. A handbreadth
- Ezekiel 45:10 Nave 4. An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half
- Ezekiel 45:11–14 Nave 6. A homer, about eleven bushels, equal to a cor or ten ephahs
- Ezekiel 45:13 Nave 4. An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half
- Ezekiel 45:14 Nave 1. A bath, about eight gallons and a half
- Ezekiel 45:24 Nave 4. An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half
- Ezekiel 46:5 Nave 4. An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half
- Ezekiel 46:7 Nave 4. An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half
- Ezekiel 46:11 Nave 4. An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half
- Ezekiel 46:14 Nave 4. An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half
- Hosea 3:2 Nave 5. A half-homer, about five and a half bushels
- Hosea 12:7–9 Nave MUST BE JUST
- Amos 8:5 Nave 4. An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half
- Micah 6:10–12 Nave MUST BE JUST
- Zechariah 5:6–10 Nave 4. An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half
- Matthew 5:15 Nave 1. A bushel, about a peck
- Matthew 5:41 Nave 9. A mile, probably nine-tenths of an English mile
- Matthew 7:2 Easton
- Matthew 13:33 Easton
- Matthew 23:32 Easton
- Mark 4:21 Nave 1. A bushel, about a peck
- Mark 4:24 Easton
- Luke 11:33 Nave 1. A bushel, about a peck
- Luke 13:21 Easton
- Luke 16:7 Easton
- Luke 24:13 Nave 8. A furlong
- John 2:6 Nave 2. A firkin, nearly nine gallons
- Acts 1:12 Nave 10. A Sabbath day's journey, two thousand paces
- Acts 27:28 Nave 6. A fathom
- Revelation 6:6 Easton
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 24 references
Several words are so rendered in the Authorized Version. (1.) Those which are indefinite. (a) Hok, Isa. 5:14, elsewhere “statute.” (b) Mad, Job 11:9; Jer. 13:25, elsewhere “garment.” (c) Middah, the word most frequently thus translated, Ex. 26:2, 8, etc. (d) Mesurah, Lev. 19:35; 1 Chr. 23:29. (e) Mishpat, Jer. 30:11, elsewhere “judgment.” (f) Mithkoneth and token, Ezek. 45:11. (g) In New Testament metron, the usual Greek word thus rendered (Matt. 7:2; 23:32; Mark 4:24).
(2.) Those which are definite. (a) ‘Eyphah, Deut. 25:14, 15, usually “ephah.” (b) Ammah, Jer. 51:13, usually “cubit.” (c) Kor, 1 Kings 4:22, elsewhere “cor;” Greek koros, Luke 16:7. (d) Seah, Gen. 18:6; 1 Sam. 25:18, a seah; Greek saton, Matt. 13:33; Luke 13:21. (e) Shalish, “a great measure,” Isa. 40:12; literally a third, i.e., of an ephah. (f) In New Testament batos, Luke 16:6, the Hebrew “bath;” and choinix, Rev. 6:6, the choenix, equal in dry commodities to one-eighth of a modius.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 120 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → (The following modern equivalents of ancient measurements are based upon the latest research, and are as correct as is possible at this time)
- → DRY
- 1. A bushel, about a peck Mt 5:15; Mr 4:21; Lu 11:33
- 2. A cab, or kab, about two quarts 2Ki 6:25
- 3. A cor, equal to one homer or ten ephahs, equal to about eleven and one-ninth bushels 1Ki 4:22; 5:11; 2Ch 2:10; 27:5; Ezr 7:22
- 4. An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half Ex 16:36; Le 5:11; 6:20; 19:36; Nu 5:15; 28:5; Jud 6:19; Ru 2:17; 1Sa 1:24; 17:17; Isa 5:10; Eze 45:10,11,13,24; 46:5,7,11,14; Am 8:5; Zec 5:6-10
- 5. A half-homer, about five and a half bushels Ho 3:2
- 6. A homer, about eleven bushels, equal to a cor or ten ephahs Le 27:16; Nu 11:32; Isa 5:10; Eze 45:11-14; Ho 3:2
- 7. An omer, about one bushel Ex 16:16,18
- 8. A seah, about a peck and a half Ge 18:6; 1Sa 25:18; 1Ki 18:32; 2Ki 7:1,16,18
- 9. A tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an ephah Ex 29:40; Le 14:10,21; 23:13,17; 24:5; Nu 15:4,6,9; 28:9,12,13,20,21,29; 29:3,4,9,10,14,15
- → LIQUID
- 1. A bath, about eight gallons and a half 1Ki 7:26,38; 2Ch 2:10; 4:5; Ezr 7:22; Isa 5:10; Eze 45:10,11,14; Lu 16:6
- 2. A firkin, nearly nine gallons Joh 2:6
- 3. A hin, about a gallon and a half Ex 29:40; 30:24; Le 19:36; 23:13; Nu 15:4-10; 28:5,7,14; Eze 4:11
- 4. A log, about a pint, one-twelfth of a hin Le 14:10,12,15,21,24
- See WEIGHTS
- → LINEAR
- 1. A finger Jer 52:21
- 2. A handbreadth Ex 25:25; 37:12; 1Ki 7:26; 2Ch 4:5; Ps 39:5; Eze 40:5,43; 43:13
- 3. A span Ex 28:16; 1Sa 17:4; Isa 40:12; 48:13; La 2:20; Eze 43:13
- 4. A cubit, the length of a man's forearm
- See CUBIT
- 5. A reed, probably six cubits Eze 40:5
- 6. A fathom Ac 27:28
- 7. A pace 2Sa 6:13
- 8. A furlong Lu 24:13
- 9. A mile, probably nine-tenths of an English mile Mt 5:41
- → 10. A Sabbath day's journey, two thousand paces Ac 1:12
- → MUST BE JUST Le 19:35,36; De 25:13-16; Pr 11:1; 16:11; 20:10,23; Ho 12:7-9; Mic 6:10-12
- See DISHONESTY
- See INTEGRITY
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.