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Measure

That by which any thing is measured, or adjusted, or proportioned, Prov. xx, 10; This unified study connects 7 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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Subject
Strong’s
H4055, H4058, H4059, H4067, H4884, H8180, G3355, G3358, H0184, H8505, G0943, G2884, G4568, H4128, H4461, H5429, H5432, G5518
Hebrew
מַד · mad
Greek
μετρητής · metrētēs

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מַד

H4055
Transliteration
mad
Pronunciation
mad
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
11

Glosses

measure, cloth garment, extended, wide, armour, clothes, garment, judgment, measure, raiment, stature.

Lexicon definition

properly, extent, i.e. height

also a measure

by implication, a vesture (as measured)

also a carpet

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מָדַד

H4058
Transliteration
mâdad
Pronunciation
maw-dad'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
52

Glosses

measure, measure, mete, stretch self.

Lexicon definition

properly, to stretch

by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line)

figuratively, to be extended

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

μετρητής

G3355
Transliteration
metrētēs
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-M
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

measure, firkin

Lexicon definition

μετρητής, -οῦ, ὁ (μετρέω), [in LXX: 3Ki.18:32 (סְאָה), 2Ch.4:5, (בַּת), etc. ;] __1. a measurer (Plat.). __2. = ἀμφορεύς, an Attic measure, = 11⁄2 Roman amphoræ or about 9 Eng. gallons: Jhn.2:6.† (AS)

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μέτρον

G3358
Transliteration
metron
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-N
Indexed occurrences
14

Glosses

measure

Lexicon definition

μέτρον, -ου, τό [in LXX chiefly for מִדָּה, also for אֵיפָה, etc. ;] __1. that which is used for measuring, a measure; __(a) a vessel: fig., Mat.23:32, Luk.6:38; ἐκ μ., by measure, Jhn.3:34; __(b) a rod or rule: Rev.21:15, 17; figuratively, Mat.7:2, Mrk.4:24. __2. That which is measured, measure: with genitive of thing(s), Rom.12:3, 2Co.10:13, Eph.4:7, 13 4:16.† (AS)

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Μετρητής

G3355
Transliteration
metrētḗs
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

firkin

Lexicon definition

pr. a measurer; also, metretes, Lat. metreta, equivalent to the Attic ἀμφορεύς, i.e. three-fourths of the Attic μέδιμνος, or Hebrew בת, and therefore equal to about nine gallons, Jno. 2.6.

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Μέτρον

G3358
Transliteration
métron
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
14

Glosses

measure

Lexicon definition

measure, Mat. 7.2. Mar. 4.24. Lu. 6.38. Re. 21.17, et al.; measure, standard, Eph. 4.13; extent, compass, 2 Co. 10.13; allottted measure, specific portion, Ro. 12.3. Eph. 4.7, 16; ἐκ μέτρου, by measure, with definite limitation, Jno. 3.34.

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תָּכַן

H8505
Transliteration
tâkan
Pronunciation
taw-kan'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
18

Glosses

regulate, measure, estimate, bear up, direct, be (un-)equal, mete, ponder, tell, weigh.

Lexicon definition

to balance, i.e. measure out (by weight or dimension)

figuratively, arrange, equalize, through the idea of levelling (ment. estimate, test)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

מְשׂוּרָה

H4884
Transliteration
mᵉsûwrâh
Pronunciation
mes-oo-raw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
4

Glosses

measure.

Lexicon definition

a measure (for liquids)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

μέτρον

G3358
Transliteration
métron
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
14

Glosses

measure

Lexicon definition

a measure ("metre"), literally or figuratively

by implication, a limited portion (degree)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

סְאָה

H5429
Transliteration
çᵉʼâh
Pronunciation
seh-aw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
9

Glosses

measure.

Lexicon definition

a seah, or certain measure (as determinative) forgrain

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

סַאסְּאָה

H5432
Transliteration
çaʼçᵉʼâh
Pronunciation
sah-seh-aw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

measure.

Lexicon definition

measurement, i.e. moderation

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

בַּת

H1323
Transliteration
bath
Pronunciation
bath
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
587

Glosses

apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.

Lexicon definition

a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

בַּת

H1324
Transliteration
bath
Pronunciation
bath
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
13

Glosses

bath.

Lexicon definition

a bath or Hebrew measure (as a means of division) of liquids

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

בַּת

H1325
Transliteration
bath
Pronunciation
bath
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

bath.

Lexicon definition

{a bath or Hebrew measure (as a means of division) of liquids}

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

מִדָּה

H4060
Transliteration
middâh
Pronunciation
mid-daw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
56

Glosses

garment, measure(-ing, meteyard, piece, size, (great) stature, tribute, wide.

Lexicon definition

properly, extension, i.e. height or breadth

also a measure (including its standard)

hence a portion (as measured) or a vestment

specifically, tribute (as measured)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

מִדָּה

H4061
Transliteration
middâh
Pronunciation
mid-daw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
4

Glosses

toll, tribute.

Lexicon definition

tribute in money

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

אֵיפָה

H0374
Transliteration
ʼêyphâh
Pronunciation
ay-faw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
40

Glosses

ephah, (divers) measure(-s).

Lexicon definition

an ephah or measure for grain

hence, a measure in general

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Measure

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.

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A Biblical and Theological Dictionary

MEASURE

that by which any thing is measured, or adjusted, or proportioned, Prov. xx, 10; Micah vi, 10. Tables of Scripture measures of length and capacity are found at the end of this volume.

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Measure

Indexed occurrences: 38

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Strong's Concordance

Measures

Indexed occurrences: 11

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Nave's Topical Bible

MEASURE

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MEASURE

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Acre

Is the translation of a word (tse'med), which properly means a yoke, and denotes a space of ground that may be ploughed by a yoke of oxen in a day. It is about an acre of our measure (Isa. 5:10; 1 Sam. 14:14).

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Almodad

measure of God

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Bath

A Hebrew liquid measure, the tenth part of an homer (1 Kings 7:26, 38; Ezek. 45:10, 14). It contained 8 gallons 3 quarts of our measure. "Ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath" (Isa. 5:10) denotes great unproductiveness.

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Cab

Hollow (R.V., "kab"), occurs only in 2 Kings 6:25; a dry measure, the sixth part of a seah, and the eighteenth part of an ephah, equal to about two English quarts.

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Cor

This Hebrew word, untranslated, denotes a round vessel used as a measure both for liquids and solids. It was equal to one homer, and contained ten ephahs in dry and ten baths in liquid measure (Ezek. 45:14). The Rabbins estimated the cor at forty-five gallons, while Josephus estimated it at about eighty-seven. In 1 Kings 4:22; 5:11; 2 Chr. 2:10; 27:5, the original word is rendered "measure."

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Cubit

Heb. ammah; i.e., "mother of the arm," the fore-arm, is a word derived from the Latin cubitus, the lower arm. It is difficult to determine the exact length of this measure, from the uncertainty whether it included the entire length from the elbow to the tip of the longest finger, or only from the elbow to the root of the hand at the wrist. The probability is that the longer was the original cubit. The common computation as to the length of the cubit makes it 20.24 inches for the ordinary cubit, and 21.888 inches for the sacred one. This is the same as the Egyptian measurements. A rod or staff the measure of a cubit is called in Judg. 3:16 gomed, which literally means a "cut," something "cut off." The LXX. and Vulgate render it "span."

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Drink

The drinks of the Hebrews were water, wine, "strong drink," and vinegar. Their drinking vessels were the cup, goblet or "basin," the "cruse" or pitcher, and the saucer. To drink water by measure (Ezek. 4:11), and to buy water to drink (Lam. 5:4), denote great scarcity. To drink blood means to be satiated with slaughter. The Jews carefully strained their drinks through a sieve, through fear of violating the law of Lev. 11:20, 23, 41, 42. (See Matt. 23:24. "Strain at" should be "strain out.")

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Elmodam

the God of measure, or of the garment

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Firkin

Used only in John 2:6; the Attic amphora, equivalent to the Hebrew bath (q.v.), a measure for liquids containing about 8 7/8 gallons.

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Furlong

A stadium, a Greek measure of distance equal to 606 feet and 9 inches (Luke 24:13; John 6:19; 11:18; Rev. 14:20; 21:16).

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Handbreadth

A measure of four fingers, equal to about four inches (Ex. 25:25; 37:12; Ps. 39:5, etc.).

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Homer

Heap, the largest of dry measures, containing about 8 bushels or 1 quarter English = 10 ephahs (Lev. 27:16; Num. 11:32) = a COR. (See [282]OMER.) "Half a homer," a grain measure mentioned only in Hos. 3:2.

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Log

The smallest measure for liquids used by the Hebrews (Lev. 14:10, 12, 15, 21, 24), called in the Vulgate sextarius. It is the Hebrew unit of measure of capacity, and is equal to the contents of six ordinary hen's eggs=the twelfth part of a him, or nearly a pint.

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Madai

a measure; judging; a garment

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Madmannah

measure of a gift; preparation of a garment

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Madon

a chiding; a garment; his measure

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Measure

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.

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Medad

he that measures; water of love

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Media

measure; habit; covering

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Mile

(from Lat. mille, "a thousand;" Matt. 5:41), a Roman measure of 1,000 paces of 5 feet each. Thus the Roman mile has 1618 yards, being 142 yards shorter than the English mile.

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Omer

A handful, one-tenth of an ephah=half a gallon dry measure (Ex. 16:22, 32, 33, 36)="tenth deal."

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Seah

In land measure, a space of 50 cubits long by 50 broad. In measure of capacity, a seah was a little over one peck. (See [558]MEASURE.)

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So

a measure for grain; vail

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Tale

(1.) Heb. tokhen, "a task," as weighed and measured out = tally, i.e., the number told off; the full number (Ex. 5:18; see 1 Sam. 18:27; 1 Chr. 9:28). In Ezek. 45:11 rendered "measure." (2.) Heb. hegeh, "a thought;" "meditation" (Ps. 90:9); meaning properly "as a whisper of sadness," which is soon over, or "as a thought." The LXX. and Vulgate render it "spider;" the Authorized Version and Revised Version, "as a tale" that is told. In Job 37:2 this word is rendered "sound;" Revised Version margin, "muttering;" and in Ezek. 2:10, "mourning."

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Ziklag

measure pressed down

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