See SHEKELS, TALENT, BATH, or Ephah, EPHAH, etc.<\/p>\n
is the rendering in the Auth. Vers. of a number of Hebrew and Greek terms, some of which are descriptive of dimension or extent generally, while others denote a specific length or capacity, Again, there are other words in the original denoting a particular quantity or space, which are still differently rendered in the Auth. Vers. It is our purpose in the present article to present merely a general view of the various renderings, leaving the determination of the modern equivalents to the special head of METROLOGY SEE METROLOGY (q.v.). The following are the words rendered measure in the A.V.:<\/p>\n
1. Those that are of indefinite Import.<\/p>\n
(1) , chok (Isa 5:14; a statute, as elsewhere usually rendered);<\/p>\n
(2) , mad (Job 11:9; Jer 13:25; reduplicated plur. Job 38:5; elsewhere a garment, as usually rendered);<\/p>\n
(3).properly , middah’, the usual word thus rendered (Exo 26:2; Exo 26:8; Jos 3:4; 1Ki 6:25; 1Ki 7:9; 1Ki 7:11; 1Ki 7:37; 2Ch 3:3; Job 28:25; Psa 39:4 [5]; Jeremiah 21:39; Eze 40:3; Eze 40:5; Eze 40:10; Eze 40:21-22; Eze 40:24; Eze 40:28-29; Eze 40:32-33; Eze 40:35; Eze 41:17; Eze 42:15-19; Eze 43:13; Eze 45:3; Eze 46:22; Eze 48:16; Eze 48:30; Eze 48:33; Zec 2:1 [5]; elsewhere piece, etc.);<\/p>\n
(4) , mesurah’ (Lev 19:35; 1 Chronicles 23:39; Eze 4:11; Eze 4:16);<\/p>\n
(5) , mishpat’ (Jer 30:2; Jer 46:28; judgment, as elsewhere usually rendered); <\/p>\n
(6) , mithko’neth. (Eze 45:11; tale, Exo 5:8; composition, Exo 30:32; Exo 30:37; state, 2Ch 24:13);<\/p>\n
(7) to’ken (Eze 45:11; tale, Exo 5:18);<\/p>\n
(8) , the usual and proper Greek word (Mat 7:2; Mat 23:32; Mar 4:24; Luk 6:38; Joh 3:34; Rom 12:3; 2Co 10:13; Eph 4:7; Eph 4:13; Eph 4:16; Rev 21:17).<\/p>\n
2. Such as represent a definite Value.<\/p>\n
(1) , eyphah’ (Deu 25:14-15; Pro 20:10; Mic 6:10; elsewhere ephah [q.v.]);<\/p>\n
(2) , ammah’ (Jer 51:13; post, Isa 6:4; elsewhere cubit [q.v.]);<\/p>\n
(3) kor (1Ki 4:22 [1Ki 5:2]; 1Ki 11:22]; 2Ch 2:10 [9]; 2Ch 27:5; Chald. plur. Ezr 7:22; elsewhere cor [q.v.]), Gr.- (Luk 16:7);<\/p>\n
(4) , seah’ (Gen 18:6; 1Sa 25:18; 1Ki 18:32; 2Ki 7:16; 2Ki 7:18; a seah [q.v.]), the Gr. (Mat 13:33; Luk 13:21), and the reduplicated form , sasseah (Isa 27:8; used indeterminately);<\/p>\n
(5) , shalish’ (Isa 40:12; great measure, Psa 80:5; lit. a third, i.e.. prob. of the ephah, but used indefinitely;<\/p>\n
(6) (Luk 16:6; the Hebrew bath [q.v.]); (7) (Rev 6:6; the Greek choenix [q.v.]).<\/p>\n
Several words are so rendered in the Authorized Version. (1.<\/strong>) Those which are indefinite. (a) Hok, Isa. 5:14<\/span>, elsewhere “statute.” (b) Mad, Job 11:9<\/span>; Jer. 13:25<\/span>, elsewhere “garment.” (c) Middah, the word most frequently thus translated, Ex. 26:2<\/span>, 8<\/span>, etc. (d) Mesurah, Lev. 19:35<\/span>; 1 Chr. 23:29<\/span>. (e) Mishpat, Jer. 30:11<\/span>, elsewhere “judgment.” (f) Mithkoneth and token, Ezek. 45:11<\/span>. (g) In New Testament metron, the usual Greek word thus rendered (Matt. 7:2<\/span>; 23:32<\/span>; Mark 4:24<\/span>).<\/p>\n (2.<\/strong>) Those which are definite. (a) ‘Eyphah, Deut. 25:14<\/span>, 15<\/span>, usually “ephah.” (b) Ammah, Jer. 51:13<\/span>, usually “cubit.” (c) Kor, 1 Kings 4:22<\/span>, elsewhere “cor;” Greek koros, Luke 16:7<\/span>. (d) Seah, Gen. 18:6<\/span>; 1 Sam. 25:18<\/span>, a seah; Greek saton, Matt. 13:33<\/span>; Luke 13:21<\/span>. (e) Shalish, “a great measure,” Isa. 40:12<\/span>; literally a third, i.e., of an ephah. (f) In New Testament batos, Luke 16:6<\/span>, the Hebrew “bath;” and choinix, Rev. 6:6<\/span>, the choenix, equal in dry commodities to one-eighth of a modius.<\/p>\n Concerning the measures and weights of the Jews, they are all placed together at the end of the Bible in general, to which the reader may refer.<\/p>\n Dry:<\/p>\n \n – <\/strong>1. Bushel, about a peck<\/p>\n Mat 5:15<\/span>; Mar 4:21<\/span>; Luk 11:33<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>2. Cab, or kab, about two quarts<\/p>\n 2Ki 6:25<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>3. Cor, equal to one homer or ten ephahs, equal to about eleven and one-ninth bushels<\/p>\n 1Ki 4:22<\/span>; 1Ki 5:11<\/span>; 2Ch 2:10<\/span>; 2Ch 27:5<\/span>; Ezr 7:22<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>4. Ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half<\/p>\n Exo 16:36<\/span>; Lev 5:11<\/span>; Lev 6:20<\/span>; Lev 19:36<\/span>; Num 5:15<\/span>; Num 28:5<\/span>; Jdg 6:19<\/span>; Rth 2:17<\/span>; 1Sa 1:24<\/span>; 1Sa 17:17<\/span>; Isa 5:10<\/span>; Eze 45:10-11<\/span>; Eze 45:13<\/span>; Eze 45:24<\/span>; Eze 46:5<\/span>; Eze 46:7<\/span>; Eze 46:11<\/span>; Eze 46:14<\/span>; Amo 8:5<\/span>; Zec 5:6-10<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>5. Half-homer, about five and a half bushels<\/p>\n Hos 3:2<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>6. Homer, about eleven bushels, equal to a cor or ten ephahs<\/p>\n Lev 27:16<\/span>; Num 11:32<\/span>; Isa 5:10<\/span>; Eze 45:11-14<\/span>; Hos 3:2<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>7. Omer, about one bushel<\/p>\n Exo 16:16<\/span>; Exo 16:18<\/span>; Exo 16:22<\/span>; Exo 16:32-33<\/span>; Exo 16:36<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>8. Seah, about a peck and a half<\/p>\n Gen 18:6<\/span>; 1Sa 25:18<\/span>; 1Ki 18:32<\/span>; 2Ki 7:1<\/span>; 2Ki 7:16<\/span>; 2Ki 7:18<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>9. Tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an ephah<\/p>\n Exo 29:40<\/span>; Lev 14:10<\/span>; Lev 14:21<\/span>; Lev 23:13<\/span>; Lev 23:17<\/span>; Lev 24:5<\/span>; Num 15:4<\/span>; Num 15:6<\/span>; Num 15:9<\/span>; Num 28:9<\/span>; Num 28:12-13<\/span>; Num 28:20-21<\/span>; Num 28:28-29<\/span>; Num 29:3-4<\/span>; Num 29:9-10<\/span>; Num 29:14-15<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Liquid:<\/p>\n \n – <\/strong>1. Bath, about eight gallons and a half<\/p>\n 1Ki 7:26<\/span>; 1Ki 7:38<\/span>; 2Ch 2:10<\/span>; 2Ch 4:5<\/span>; Ezr 7:22<\/span>; Isa 5:10<\/span>; Eze 45:10-11<\/span>; Eze 45:14<\/span>; Luk 16:6<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>2. Firkin, nearly nine gallons<\/p>\n Joh 2:6<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>3. Hin, about a gallon and a half<\/p>\n Exo 29:40<\/span>; Exo 30:24<\/span>; Lev 19:36<\/span>; Lev 23:13<\/span>; Num 15:4-10<\/span>; Num 28:5<\/span>; Num 28:7<\/span>; Num 28:14<\/span>; Eze 4:11<\/span>; Eze 45:24<\/span>; Eze 46:5<\/span>; Eze 46:7<\/span>; Eze 46:11<\/span>; Eze 46:14<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>4. Log, about a pint, one-twelfth of a hin<\/p>\n Lev 14:10<\/span>; Lev 14:12<\/span>; Lev 14:15<\/span>; Lev 14:21<\/span>; Lev 14:24<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>5. See Weights<\/p>\n \n<\/p>\n Linear:<\/p>\n \n – <\/strong>1. Finger<\/p>\n Jer 52:21<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>2. Handbreadth<\/p>\n Exo 25:25<\/span>; Exo 37:12<\/span>; 1Ki 7:26<\/span>; 2Ch 4:5<\/span>; Psa 39:5<\/span>; Eze 40:5<\/span>; Eze 40:43<\/span>; Eze 43:13<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>3. Span<\/p>\n Exo 28:16<\/span>; 1Sa 17:4<\/span>; Isa 40:12<\/span>; Isa 48:13<\/span>; Lam 2:20<\/span>; Eze 43:13<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>4. Cubit, the length of the forearm<\/p>\n Cubit<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>5. Reed, probably six cubits<\/p>\n Eze 40:5<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>6. Fathom<\/p>\n Act 27:28<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>7. Pace<\/p>\n 2Sa 6:13<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>8. Furlong<\/p>\n Luk 24:13<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>9. Mile, probably nine-tenths of an English mile<\/p>\n Mat 5:41<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>10. Sabbath day’s journey, two thousand paces<\/p>\n Act 1:12<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Must be just<\/p>\n \n – <\/strong>General references<\/p>\n Lev 19:35-36<\/span>; Deu 25:13-16<\/span>; Pro 11:1<\/span>; Pro 16:11<\/span>; Pro 20:10<\/span>; Pro 20:23<\/span>; Hos 12:7-9<\/span>; Mic 6:10-12<\/span> Dishonesty<\/span>; Integrity<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n that by which any thing is measured, or adjusted, or proportioned, Pro 20:10; Mic 6:10. Tables of Scripture measures of length and capacity are found at the end of this volume.<\/p>\n Psa 39:4 (b) This figure probably represents the value of a person’s time. Much time is wasted each day we live. We should evaluate both our time and our actions to see of what value these are, either to GOD or to man. If we do so we shall live useful lives, profitable in every way.<\/p>\n Mat 7:2 (b) It is quite evident that our Lord knows exactly how much reward to give and also indicates that men know how much reward to give. A man will receive what he is worth, both from the hands of men and from the Lord. (See also Mar 4:24; Luk 6:38).<\/p>\n Mat 23:32 (a) By this figure we learn that the evil deeds of the fathers are brought to full completion in the lives of their children. The evil that the fathers failed to do were committed by the children.<\/p>\n Luk 6:38 (a) Here we learn of the abundant reward that is given in large quantities to those who themselves minister blessings to others.<\/p>\n Joh 3:34 (a) The Father does not give the Holy Spirit on the installment plan, nor just in partial portions, but He gives His entire Holy Spirit to the Lord JESUS, but also to any other true believer who desires to be Spirit-filled.<\/p>\n Rom 12:3 (a) All do not have the same mental capacity. Some are more well developed mentally than others. The Lord is telling us by this figure that He is able to supply the graces of Heaven to every person according to their capacity.<\/p>\n Rev 6:0 (a) By this we learn that the blessings of GOD will be measured out to men, and there will not be an abundance of supply, but rather a meager supply in the time of GOD’s wrath.<\/p>\n Rev 21:17 (b) There are many standards of measurements in the earth used in different countries. In this case the Lord is giving us the elements that will be used for determining human conditions of human hearts and lives.<\/p>\n MEASURE See SHEKELS, TALENT, BATH, or Ephah, EPHAH, etc. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Measure is the rendering in the Auth. 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Measure<\/h2>\n
Fuente: The Poor Mans Concordance and Dictionary to the Sacred Scriptures<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Measure<\/h2>\n
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Measure<\/h2>\n
Fuente: Biblical and Theological Dictionary<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Measure<\/h2>\n
Fuente: Wilson’s Dictionary of Bible Types<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"