What Is This Tool?
This tool converts volume units from tablespoon (US), a common culinary measure, to cor (Biblical), an ancient Hebrew unit of dry volume. It is designed to help users translate small modern liquid volumes into large, historical dry units used in Biblical and archaeological studies.
How to Use This Tool?
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Enter the volume value in tablespoon (US).
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Select tablespoon (US) as the starting unit and cor (Biblical) as the target unit.
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Click the convert button to get the equivalent volume in cor (Biblical).
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Review the result to understand the volume relationship between these units.
Key Features
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Converts tablespoon (US) to cor (Biblical) units for volume measurement.
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Provides clear conversion factors based on recognized definitions.
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Supports users in bridging modern cooking measures with ancient Biblical volumes.
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Suitable for academic, archaeological, and culinary enthusiasts.
Examples
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10 Tablespoons (US) = 0.000672126 Cor (Biblical)
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100 Tablespoons (US) = 0.00672126 Cor (Biblical)
Common Use Cases
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Interpreting ancient volume quantities in Biblical studies using familiar modern units.
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Supporting archaeological and historical research involving ancient storage measures.
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Relating small cooking volumes to large dry quantities of grain or oil in ancient contexts.
Tips & Best Practices
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Use this tool primarily for academic or interpretive volume conversions due to unit scale differences.
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Consult additional sources when precise historical volume accuracy is needed given unit variability.
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Consider the context of use since tablespoons measure liquids while cor is a dry volume unit.
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Verify results with other scholarly references when dealing with ancient measures.
Limitations
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The cor is an approximate ancient unit with historical volume variability.
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Tablespoons measure small liquid volumes, whereas cor measures large dry volumes, limiting everyday practical use.
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Conversion precision is affected by rounding and the approximate nature of ancient measurement units.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is a tablespoon (US)?
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A tablespoon (US) is a volume unit in the US customary system measuring approximately 14.8 milliliters, commonly used for small culinary amounts.
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What is a cor (Biblical)?
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A cor (Biblical) is an ancient Hebrew dry volume unit equal to 10 ephahs, approximately 220 liters, used in Biblical and archaeological contexts.
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Why convert from tablespoon (US) to cor (Biblical)?
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Converting helps interpret ancient measurements in modern terms, aiding scholars and enthusiasts understanding Biblical quantities using familiar units.
Key Terminology
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Tablespoon (US)
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A US customary volume unit equal to roughly 14.8 milliliters, used primarily in cooking for small liquid quantities.
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Cor (Biblical)
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An ancient Hebrew dry volume unit estimated at about 220 liters, used in Biblical and archaeological studies.
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Volume Unit Conversion
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The process of changing a measurement from one volume unit to another using established conversion factors.