Se'ah (סאה). Conversion Chart / Historical Volume Units Converter, Biblical And Talmudic Dry Measure (Old Testament)

Se'ah (סאה). 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.

se'ah (סאה) to cubic meter (m³)
se'ah (סאה) to cubic centimeter (cc)
se'ah (סאה) to cubic millimeter (mm³)
se'ah (סאה) to liter (l)
se'ah (סאה) 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.

se'ah (סאה) to barrel (liquid)
se'ah (סאה) to barrel (dry)
se'ah (סאה) to bushel (bu)
se'ah (סאה) to gallon (liquid) (gal)
se'ah (סאה) to gallon (dry) (gal)
se'ah (סאה) to pint (liquid) (pt)
se'ah (סאה) to pint (dry) (pt)
se'ah (סאה) 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.

se'ah (סאה) to medimnos (μέδιμνος)
se'ah (סאה) to hekteus (ἑκτεύς, a sixth of a medimnos)
se'ah (סאה) to hēmiekton (ἡμίεκτον)
se'ah (סאה) to choinix (χοῖνιξ)
se'ah (סאה) to xestēs (ξέστης, Roman sextarius)
se'ah (סאה) to kotylē or hēmina (κοτύλη, ἡμίνα)
se'ah (סאה) to oxybathon (ὀξυβαθον)
se'ah (סאה) to kyathos (κύαθος)
se'ah (סאה) 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.

se'ah (סאה) to metrētēs (μετρητής, amphora)
se'ah (סאה) to keramion (κεράμιον, Roman amphora)
se'ah (סאה) to chous (χοῦς)
se'ah (סאה) to xestēs (ξέστης, Roman sextarius)
se'ah (סאה) to kotylē, tryblion or hēmina (κοτύλη, τρύβλιον, ἡμίνα)
se'ah (סאה) to tetarton, hēmikotylē (τέταρτον, ἡμικοτύλη)
se'ah (סאה) to oxybathon (ὀξυβαθον)
se'ah (סאה) to kyathos (κύαθος)
se'ah (סאה) to konchē (κόγχη)
se'ah (סאה) to mystron (μύστρον)
se'ah (סאה) to chēmē (χήμη)
se'ah (סאה) 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.

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

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

Units: kor (כור) / letek (לתך) / ephah (איפה) / / 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.

se'ah (סאה) to bath
se'ah (סאה) to hin
se'ah (סאה) to log

Units: bath / hin / log

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Old Spanish Dry Measure

se'ah (סאה) to cahíz
se'ah (סאה) to fanega
se'ah (סאה) to cuartilla (¼ of a fanega)
se'ah (סאה) to celemín
se'ah (סאה) to medio
se'ah (סאה) to cuartillo (¼ of a celemín)
se'ah (סאה) 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

se'ah (סאה) to moyo
se'ah (סאה) to cántara
se'ah (סאה) to arroba
se'ah (סאה) to azumbre
se'ah (סאה) to botella
se'ah (סאה) to cuartillo
se'ah (סאה) to copa
se'ah (סאה) to panilla (for olive oil)
se'ah (סאה) to cortadillo

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

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Old Portuguese Dry Measure

se'ah (סאה) to moio
se'ah (סאה) to fanga
se'ah (סאה) to alqueire
se'ah (סאה) to quarta
se'ah (סאה) to oitava
se'ah (סאה) to maquia
se'ah (סאה) to selamim
se'ah (סאה) to meio-selamim (half-selamim)
se'ah (סאה) 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

se'ah (סאה) to tonel
se'ah (סאה) to pipa
se'ah (סאה) to almude
se'ah (סאה) to cântaro
se'ah (סאה) to pote
se'ah (סאה) to canada
se'ah (סאה) to quartilho
se'ah (סאה) to meio-quartilho (half-quartilho)
se'ah (סאה) 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

se'ah (סאה) to minot
se'ah (סאה) to litron

Units: minot / litron

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Old Russian Dry Measure

se'ah (סאה) to cetverik (mera)
se'ah (סאה) to vedro
se'ah (סאה) to garnetz

Units: cetverik (mera) / vedro / garnetz

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Old Russian Liquid Measure

se'ah (סאה) to vedro
se'ah (סאה) to shtoff
se'ah (סאה) to chetvert (quart)
se'ah (סאה) to vine bottle
se'ah (סאה) to vodka bottle
se'ah (סאה) to charka
se'ah (סאה) to shkalik

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

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