Weights, measures, money, time
Weights, Measures, Money, Time and Watches
Browse biblical units, coins, dry and liquid measures, lengths, distances, day-hour references, and night-watch markers with Strong’s evidence and expanded occurrence counts.
Section coverage
Unit records
36
Strong’s links
54
Expanded reference links
2227
Records with conversion data
28
Weight
Gerah
A small Hebrew weight, commonly treated as one twentieth of a shekel.
Mina / Maneh
A larger weight or money unit, with values varying by period and standard.
Pim
An obscure weight connected with sharpening charges in 1 Samuel 13:21.
Shekel
A standard Hebrew weight, often used for silver or gold reckoning before later coinage.
Money
Denarius
A Roman silver coin frequently used in NT economic and parable contexts.
Drachma
A Greek silver coin, important in Luke 15 and related monetary contexts.
Lepton / Mite
A very small coin, known from the widow’s offering.
Stater
A coin in Matthew 17:27, commonly associated with the four-drachma coin sufficient for two temple-tax payments.
Dry measure
Choinix
A Greek dry measure used in Revelation 6:6 in a judgment/famine-price context.
Omer
A dry measure associated with manna; one tenth of an ephah.
Seah / Measure
A dry measure, often rendered “measure” in English versions.
Liquid measure
Bath
A larger liquid measure used for oil, water, and temple/royal contexts.
Hin
A liquid measure used especially for oil and wine in offerings.
Metretēs / Firkin
A large liquid measure used of the water jars in John 2.
Length
Cubit
A standard length from elbow to fingertip, used heavily in construction and dimensions.
Long Cubit
A longer cubit, especially important in Ezekiel’s temple vision.
Measuring Reed
A measuring reed/rod used in temple and prophetic measurement scenes.
Distance
Mile
A Roman mile, used in Jesus’ teaching about going the second mile.
Stadion / Furlong
A Greek distance measure often rendered furlong/stadium.