= 1 ephah
= 22 liters
= 5.8 U.S. Gallons

Used as a measurement of liquids. The equivalence values are based on the Old Testament use of bath as a liquid measurement.

= 43 to 53 centimeters
= 17 to 21 inches U.S.

The first recorded unit of length used in the Bible. Cubits are based on the distance between the tip of the middle finger and the elbow.

Ephah
(Epha)

= 10 omers
= .62 bushels
= 22 liters
= 20 dry quarts U.S.

Used as a dry measure.

= 2 mites
= 1/4th of a cent U.S.

Used as a measure of money in the New Testament.

= 1/20th of a Shekel
= .57 grams
= .02 ounces U.S.

Used as a measure of weight and sum of money. It is the smallest weight and smallest piece of money used among Hebrews.

= 1/6th of a Bath
= 3.7 liters
= 1 Gallon U.S.

Used as a measurement of liquids.

Homer
(Cor)

= 10 Ephahs
= 211 liters
= 6 bushels U.S.

= 10 Baths
= 220 liters
= 58 Gallons U.S.

Can be used as a dry or liquid measurement.

= 50 shekels
= 1/60th talent
= 567 grams
= 1.26 pounds U.S.

Used as a measure of weight and sum of money. The word translated pound in Ezra 2:69 comes from the Hebrew word mina. The word translated maneh in Ezekiel 45:12 also comes from mina.

= 1/2 Roman quadran
= 1/2 farthing
= 1/8th of a cent U.S.

Used as a measure of money in the New Testament. The word translated mite in Luke's account of a poor widow giving two mites to the temple comes from the Greek word lepton. This Greek word means the smallest bronze of copper coin used.

= 1/10 ephah
= 2.2 dry liters
= 2 dry quarts U.S.

Used as a dry measure. The word Omer is sometimes translated as sheaf — specifically, an amount of grain large enough to require bundling. An omer of barley was a traditional offering on the second day of Passover during the period of Temple sacrifice.

= 16 cents U.S.

Used as a measure of money. The word translated pence or pennyworth in the New Testament comes from the Greek word denarion which can also mean penny.

= 100 shekels

Used as Money
(New Testament)

= 100 Roman denarii
= 100 Greek drachmas
= $16.00 U.S.

Used as a measure of weight and money. When used in the Old Testament for weight, the word translated pound comes from the Hebrew word maneh or mina. When used in the New Testament for money, such as is the case in Jesus' parable of the pounds (Luke 19), the word translated pounds comes from the Greek word for mina.

= 2,000 cubits
= .91 Kilometers
= 1,000 yards U.S.

A Sabbath day's journey, according to Jewish tradition, was the maximum allowable distance one could travel on the Sabbath and not violate the law.

= 20 gerahs
= 11.4 grams
= .4 ounces U.S.

Used as a measure of weight and money.

= 1/2 cubit
= 22.8 centimeters
= 9 inches U.S.

Used as a measure of length. A span is the width of a spread out human hand from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the pinky finger.

= 3,000 shekels
= 60 minas
= 34.3 kilograms
= 75 U.S. pounds