What Is This Tool?
This converter allows users to translate the Biblical dry volume unit cor into the US fluid ounce, connecting historical measures with contemporary units for practical and scholarly use.
How to Use This Tool?
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Enter the volume value in cor (Biblical) that you want to convert.
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Select cor (Biblical) as the input unit and fluid ounce (US) [fl oz (US)] as the output unit.
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Click convert to get the equivalent volume in US fluid ounces.
Key Features
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Converts cor (Biblical), an ancient dry volume unit, into US fluid ounces.
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Based on an established conversion rate connecting historical and modern units.
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Supports applications in archaeology, biblical studies, and culinary history.
Examples
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2 cor (Biblical) converts to approximately 14,878.17 fluid ounces (US).
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0.5 cor (Biblical) converts to about 3,719.54 fluid ounces (US).
Common Use Cases
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Interpreting Biblical and ancient dry volume measurements in modern liquid units.
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Assisting archaeological and historical volume reconstructions with familiar metrics.
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Converting ancient grain or oil quantities for comparative studies and recipe scaling.
Tips & Best Practices
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Consider the cor as an approximate unit due to variations in ancient standards.
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Use the converter to aid understanding of historical volumes in modern contexts.
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Complement conversions with contextual research for precise archaeological or culinary applications.
Limitations
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The cor (Biblical) volume is an estimate and may differ across scholarly sources.
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Converting a dry volume unit to a liquid volume unit may reduce exactness.
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Ancient measurement inconsistencies mean results are approximate and not exact.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is a cor (Biblical)?
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It is an ancient Hebrew dry volume unit equal to 10 ephahs and roughly estimated at 220 liters.
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Why convert cor to US fluid ounces?
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To translate ancient dry volume measures into modern liquid volume units for analysis and practical use.
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Is the conversion from cor to fluid ounces exact?
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No, the cor is an approximate unit and converting dry volume to liquid volume involves approximation.
Key Terminology
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Cor (Biblical)
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An ancient Hebrew dry volume unit estimated at about 220 liters, used in Biblical measurements.
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Fluid ounce (US)
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A US customary liquid volume unit equal to 1/128 of a US gallon, approximately 29.5735 milliliters.
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Conversion Rate
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The factor used to translate one unit measurement into another; here, 1 cor equals approximately 7439.08 US fluid ounces.