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Kor (כור). Conversion Chart

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Metric

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of metric units is available on the main volume conversion page.

kor (כור) to cubic meter (m³)
kor (כור) to cubic centimeter (cc)
kor (כור) to cubic millimeter (mm³)
kor (כור) to liter (l)
kor (כור) to milliliter (ml)

Units: cubic meter (m³) / cubic centimeter (cc) / cubic millimeter (mm³) / liter (l) / milliliter (ml)

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U.S. Measure

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of U.S. units is available on the main volume conversion page.

kor (כור) to barrel (liquid)
kor (כור) to barrel (dry)
kor (כור) to bushel (bu)
kor (כור) to gallon (liquid) (gal)
kor (כור) to gallon (dry) (gal)
kor (כור) to pint (liquid) (pt)
kor (כור) to pint (dry) (pt)
kor (כור) to fluid ounce (oz)

Units: barrel (liquid) / barrel (dry) / bushel (bu) / gallon (liquid) (gal) / gallon (dry) (gal) / pint (liquid) (pt) / pint (dry) (pt) / fluid ounce (oz)

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Ancient Greeek (Attic) Dry Measure

Greeks mostly used dry capacity units to measure grain. The basic capacity unit was the kyathos. As most ancient measures these units changed over time and varied across different regions of Grece.

kor (כור) to medimnos (μέδιμνος)
kor (כור) to hekteus (ἑκτεύς, a sixth of a medimnos)
kor (כור) to hēmiekton (ἡμίεκτον)
kor (כור) to choinix (χοῖνιξ)
kor (כור) to xestēs (ξέστης, Roman sextarius)
kor (כור) to kotylē or hēmina (κοτύλη, ἡμίνα)
kor (כור) to oxybathon (ὀξυβαθον)
kor (כור) to kyathos (κύαθος)
kor (כור) to kochliarion (κοχλιάριον)

Units: medimnos (μέδιμνος) / hekteus (ἑκτεύς, a sixth of a medimnos) / hēmiekton (ἡμίεκτον) / choinix (χοῖνιξ) / xestēs (ξέστης, Roman sextarius) / kotylē or hēmina (κοτύλη, ἡμίνα) / oxybathon (ὀξυβαθον) / kyathos (κύαθος) / kochliarion (κοχλιάριον)

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Ancient Greek (Attic) Liquid Measure

A common unit in both liquid and dry capacity throughout historic Greece was the cotyle or cotyla whose absolute value varied from one place to another between 210 ml and 330 ml.

kor (כור) to metrētēs (μετρητής, amphora)
kor (כור) to keramion (κεράμιον, Roman amphora)
kor (כור) to chous (χοῦς)
kor (כור) to xestēs (ξέστης, Roman sextarius)
kor (כור) to kotylē, tryblion or hēmina (κοτύλη, τρύβλιον, ἡμίνα)
kor (כור) to tetarton, hēmikotylē (τέταρτον, ἡμικοτύλη)
kor (כור) to oxybathon (ὀξυβαθον)
kor (כור) to kyathos (κύαθος)
kor (כור) to konchē (κόγχη)
kor (כור) to mystron (μύστρον)
kor (כור) to chēmē (χήμη)
kor (כור) to kochliarion (κοχλιάριον, spoon)

Units: metrētēs (μετρητής, amphora) / keramion (κεράμιον, Roman amphora) / chous (χοῦς) / xestēs (ξέστης, Roman sextarius) / kotylē, tryblion or hēmina (κοτύλη, τρύβλιον, ἡμίνα) / tetarton, hēmikotylē (τέταρτον, ἡμικοτύλη) / oxybathon (ὀξυβαθον) / kyathos (κύαθος) / konchē (κόγχη) / mystron (μύστρον) / chēmē (χήμη) / kochliarion (κοχλιάριον, spoon)

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Ancient Roman Measure (Liquid and Dry)

Roman jar (amphora quadrantal) was the main unit to measure both liquids and dry substances in Roman empire. It was defined to be equal to one cubic pes (Roman foot). The weight of water to fill the amphora was roughly equal to one Greek talent, an ancient unit of weight.

kor (כור) to culeus (hose)
kor (כור) to amphora quadrantal (Roman jar, bushel)
kor (כור) to urna (urn)
kor (כור) to modius castrensis (military modius)
kor (כור) to modius (peck)
kor (כור) to semimodius (half of a modius)
kor (כור) to congius (a half-pes cube)
kor (כור) to sextarius (a sixth)
kor (כור) to hemina (pint)
kor (כור) to cotyla (cup)
kor (כור) to triens (one third of a sextarius)
kor (כור) to quartarius (quart, forth part)
kor (כור) to sextans (one sixth of a sextarius)
kor (כור) to acetabulum (small cup)
kor (כור) to cyathus (shot or dose)
kor (כור) to ligula (spoonful)

Units: culeus (hose) / amphora quadrantal (Roman jar, bushel) / urna (urn) / modius castrensis (military modius) / modius (peck) / semimodius (half of a modius) / congius (a half-pes cube) / sextarius (a sixth) / hemina (pint) / cotyla (cup) / triens (one third of a sextarius) / quartarius (quart, forth part) / sextans (one sixth of a sextarius) / acetabulum (small cup) / cyathus (shot or dose) / ligula (spoonful)

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Biblical and Talmudic Dry Measure (Old Testament)

Israelite capacity measure tightly corresponded to Babylonian system. The basic unit was log (לג) that was similar to Babylonian mina.

kor (כור) to letek (לתך)
kor (כור) to ephah (איפה)
kor (כור) to se'ah (סאה)
kor (כור) to kav (קב)
kor (כור) to log (לג)
kor (כור) to bezah (egg-size)
kor (כור) to kezayit (olive-size, כְּזַיִת)

Units: / letek (לתך) / ephah (איפה) / se'ah (סאה) / kav (קב) / log (לג) / bezah (egg-size) / kezayit (olive-size, כְּזַיִת)

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Biblical and Talmudic Liquid Measure (Old Testament)

Exact conversion for Biblical units is rarely certain. There were more units mentioned in Talmud, many of them from foreign origin, e.g. Persia or Greece. Unfortunately the capacity of those units is currently unknown.

kor (כור) to bath
kor (כור) to hin
kor (כור) to log

Units: bath / hin / log

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Old Spanish Dry Measure

kor (כור) to cahíz
kor (כור) to fanega
kor (כור) to cuartilla (¼ of a fanega)
kor (כור) to celemín
kor (כור) to medio
kor (כור) to cuartillo (¼ of a celemín)
kor (כור) to ochavo

Units: cahíz / fanega / cuartilla (¼ of a fanega) / celemín / medio / cuartillo (¼ of a celemín) / ochavo

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Old Spanish Liquid Measure

kor (כור) to moyo
kor (כור) to cántara
kor (כור) to arroba
kor (כור) to azumbre
kor (כור) to botella
kor (כור) to cuartillo
kor (כור) to copa
kor (כור) to panilla (for olive oil)
kor (כור) to cortadillo

Units: moyo / cántara / arroba / azumbre / botella / cuartillo / copa / panilla (for olive oil) / cortadillo

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Old Portuguese Dry Measure

kor (כור) to moio
kor (כור) to fanga
kor (כור) to alqueire
kor (כור) to quarta
kor (כור) to oitava
kor (כור) to maquia
kor (כור) to selamim
kor (כור) to meio-selamim (half-selamim)
kor (כור) to quarto de selamim (quarter of selamim)

Units: moio / fanga / alqueire / quarta / oitava / maquia / selamim / meio-selamim (half-selamim) / quarto de selamim (quarter of selamim)

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Old Portuguese Liquid Measure

kor (כור) to tonel
kor (כור) to pipa
kor (כור) to almude
kor (כור) to cântaro
kor (כור) to pote
kor (כור) to canada
kor (כור) to quartilho
kor (כור) to meio-quartilho (half-quartilho)
kor (כור) to quarto de quartilho (quarter of quartilho)

Units: tonel / pipa / almude / cântaro / pote / canada / quartilho / meio-quartilho (half-quartilho) / quarto de quartilho (quarter of quartilho)

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Old French

There were many local variations; the following are Quebec and Paris definitions

kor (כור) to minot
kor (כור) to litron

Units: minot / litron

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Old Russian Dry Measure

kor (כור) to cetverik (mera)
kor (כור) to vedro
kor (כור) to garnetz

Units: cetverik (mera) / vedro / garnetz

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Old Russian Liquid Measure

kor (כור) to vedro
kor (כור) to shtoff
kor (כור) to chetvert (quart)
kor (כור) to vine bottle
kor (כור) to vodka bottle
kor (כור) to charka
kor (כור) to shkalik

Units: vedro / shtoff / chetvert (quart) / vine bottle / vodka bottle / charka / shkalik

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