Selamim. Conversion Chart / Historical Volume Units Converter, Old Portuguese Dry Measure

Selamim. Conversion Chart

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Metric

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selamim to cubic meter (m³)
selamim to cubic centimeter (cc)
selamim to cubic millimeter (mm³)
selamim to liter (l)
selamim 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.

selamim to barrel (liquid)
selamim to barrel (dry)
selamim to bushel (bu)
selamim to gallon (liquid) (gal)
selamim to gallon (dry) (gal)
selamim to pint (liquid) (pt)
selamim to pint (dry) (pt)
selamim 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.

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

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

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

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

Units: kor (כור) / 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.

selamim to bath
selamim to hin
selamim to log

Units: bath / hin / log

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Old Spanish Dry Measure

selamim to cahíz
selamim to fanega
selamim to cuartilla (¼ of a fanega)
selamim to celemín
selamim to medio
selamim to cuartillo (¼ of a celemín)
selamim 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

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

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

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Old Portuguese Dry Measure

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

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

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Old Portuguese Liquid Measure

selamim to tonel
selamim to pipa
selamim to almude
selamim to cântaro
selamim to pote
selamim to canada
selamim to quartilho
selamim to meio-quartilho (half-quartilho)
selamim 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

selamim to minot
selamim to litron

Units: minot / litron

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Old Russian Dry Measure

selamim to cetverik (mera)
selamim to vedro
selamim to garnetz

Units: cetverik (mera) / vedro / garnetz

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Old Russian Liquid Measure

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

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

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