What is a hin (Biblical)?

A hin is an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid volume used for measuring liquids like oil and wine, traditionally defined as 12 log units and estimated around 0.57 liters.

What is a cab (Biblical)?

A cab is an ancient Hebrew dry volume unit for grains and other commodities, related to biblical units such as the log and ephah, with an estimated modern volume of about 1.0 to 1.3 liters.

How do I convert hin to cab?

Multiply the number of hin units by 3 to get the equivalent volume in cab units based on the established conversion rate.

How to Convert from Hin (Biblical) to Cab (Biblical)?

Learn how to convert volume measurements from the ancient Hebrew unit hin (Biblical) to the cab (Biblical), useful in biblical studies, archaeology, and theological research.

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Hin (Biblical) to Cab (Biblical) Conversion Table

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What Is This Tool?

This unit converter tool helps transform volume values from hin (Biblical), an ancient Hebrew liquid measurement, to cab (Biblical), a related dry volume unit, facilitating interpretation of biblical and rabbinic texts.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the numerical volume value in hin (Biblical).
Select hin (Biblical) as the source unit and cab (Biblical) as the target unit.
Click the convert button to get the equivalent volume in cab (Biblical).

Key Features

Converts between hin (Biblical) and cab (Biblical) units accurately based on established equivalence.
Supports conversion useful for biblical, archaeological, and theological studies.
User-friendly and browser-based for quick volume unit transformation.

Examples

2 hin converts to 6 cab.
0.5 hin converts to 1.5 cab.

Common Use Cases

Translating ancient Hebrew liquid volume measures into dry volume units in biblical texts.
Interpreting quantities of oil, grain, and offerings in biblical laws and temple rites.
Assisting archaeological and theological research with relevant volume conversions.

Tips & Best Practices

Use this conversion as an aid for biblical and scholarly interpretation, not as a precise modern volume measurement.
Consult original sources or scholarly references for context on unit variability.
Apply the tool to support academic translation, archaeological studies, and theological analysis.

Limitations

Volume definitions for hin and cab vary historically, so conversion results are approximate.
Differences in source interpretations mean this tool should be used with scholarly caution.
Exact volume equivalencies cannot be guaranteed due to ancient measurement uncertainties.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a hin (Biblical)?: A hin is an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid volume used for measuring liquids like oil and wine, traditionally defined as 12 log units and estimated around 0.57 liters.
What is a cab (Biblical)?: A cab is an ancient Hebrew dry volume unit for grains and other commodities, related to biblical units such as the log and ephah, with an estimated modern volume of about 1.0 to 1.3 liters.
How do I convert hin to cab?: Multiply the number of hin units by 3 to get the equivalent volume in cab units based on the established conversion rate.

Key Terminology

Hin (Biblical): An ancient Hebrew liquid volume unit used for measuring substances such as oil and wine, roughly estimated at about 0.57 liters.
Cab (Biblical): An ancient Hebrew dry volume measure related to grain and other offerings, approximately 1.0 to 1.3 liters in modern estimations.
Conversion Rate: The numerical factor used to translate one unit measure into another; for hin to cab, the rate is 1 to 3.

Quick Knowledge Check

Which unit is primarily a liquid measure in ancient Hebrew context?

Cab (Biblical)

Hin (Biblical)

Ephah

What is the conversion rate from hin to cab?

1 hin = 2 cab

1 hin = 3 cab

1 hin = 1 cab

In what fields is converting hin to cab most useful?

Biblical studies and archaeology

Modern cooking recipes

Contemporary trade measurements

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