The 10 Hebrew words for Volume:#3 of 5
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RULE
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There are 10 basic words denoting measurement. They
are compactly presented in the LIST below. Rashis on
these 10 terms are presented afterwards.
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Here are the basic Biblical words denoting measurement
Next to each term we given a ROUGH ENGLISH EQUIVALENT--
for example the BIBLICAL LOG has the volume of 6 eggs
which is about 1 English CUP. The right column gives
the equivalant volume in EGGS, the fundamental unit
of volume in Jewish Law. Footnotes provide more details
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WORD ROUGH EQUIVALANT EQUIVALANT # OF EGGS
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Egg TABLESPOON*1 Fundamental Unit of Volume
Log CUP 6 TABLESPOONS
Kav QUART 24 eggs = 4 CUPS
Hin GALLON 72 eggs = 3 QUARTS = 6 Log*2
Seah DOUBLE GALLON 144 eggs= 6 QUARTS = 24 log*2
AYFaH*3*4 CARTON 432 eggs= 3 SEAH= 18 QUARTS
COR TRUCKLOAD 4320 eggs=10 CARTONS=30 Seah*5
NOTES
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*1 Teaspoon = 2/11 of an Egg (Rambam Theft 8)
Actually >LADEL< or >FLUID OUNCE< would be a better
translation than >TABLESPOON<
*2 HIN/LOG are usually associated with >Liquid< measure.
Seah/Kav are usually associated with >Dry< measures.
Thus Rashis point on Lv19-36b and Lv19-36c is that
there is a legal obligation to make legal rules for
both >DRY< and >LIQUID< measures. The Rambam notes
that >DRY< and >LIQUID< measures have different
requirements--for example liquid measures will more
frequently have residues from previous measurements
(See Rambam Theft 8:13 and commentaries)
*3 AYFAH(Dry measure) = BATH(Liquid measure) (Ez45-11)
They both hold the same amount of volume (Ez45-11)
*4 the OMER=1 Day of Food=7 Cups=43.2 Eggs=1/10 EYFAH(Ex16-36a)
*5 See Isa05-10 & Ez45-11 for an explicit statement
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GOALS:
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A person completing this module will be able to correctly
use Biblical words on Measurement. A person completing
this module will also be familiar with typical daily
usages--how much food is eaten in a day; how much oil
is burned in a night etc
TODAYS UNIT
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In todays unit we discuss the words for >LIQUID< vs
>DRY< measures. We also note the legal requirements
for laws on measures.
REFERENCE:
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This module comes from the following digest in the
Rashi-is-Simple series
http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h9n12.htm (Up Sunday)
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EXAMPLES 7-8
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>LIQUID< vs >DRY< MEASURES
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Lv19-36b Lv19-36c
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>HIN/LOG< are usually associated with >LIQUID< measure.
>SEAH/KAV< are usually associated with >DRY< measures.
Thus Rashis point on Lv19-36b and Lv19-36c is that
there is a legal obligation to make legal rules for
both >DRY< and >LIQUID< measures.
The Rambam notes that >DRY< and >LIQUID< measures have
different requirements--for example liquid measures will
more frequently have residues from previous measurements
These residues could distort measurement of future
purchases and this necessitates stricter laws for liquid
measurements.(See Rambam Theft 8:13 and commentaries)
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