What is a carat used to measure?

A carat is a unit of mass used mainly for gemstones and pearls, defined exactly as 200 milligrams.

What does the gerah measure?

The gerah is an ancient Biblical Hebrew unit of mass, roughly equal to about 0.57 to 0.7 grams depending on the shekel standard.

Why convert carats to gerahs?

Conversion helps relate modern gemstone weights to ancient biblical units for historical, archaeological, and scholarly purposes.

How to Convert from Carat [car, ct] to Gerah (Biblical Hebrew)?

Learn how to convert weights from carats, a modern gemstone mass unit, to gerah, an ancient Biblical Hebrew weight. Understand both units, their uses, and the conversion process.

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Carat [car, ct] to Gerah (Biblical Hebrew) Conversion Table

Carat [car, ct]	Gerah (Biblical Hebrew)

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Carat [car, ct] to Gerah (Biblical Hebrew) Conversion Table
Carat [car, ct]	Gerah (Biblical Hebrew)

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What Is This Tool?

This unit converter enables users to transform mass measurements from carats, commonly used in gemstones, into gerahs, an ancient Biblical Hebrew weight unit. It helps bridge modern gemological data with historical and biblical contexts.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the value in carats you want to convert.
Select carat as the source unit and gerah as the target unit.
Click the convert button to see the corresponding weight in gerahs.

Key Features

Converts weights from carat (car, ct) to gerah (Biblical Hebrew).
Supports historical and archaeological unit conversion needs.
Useful for gemology, biblical scholarship, and numismatics.
Browser-based and easy to use without installing software.

Examples

5 Carat converts to approximately 1.7544 Gerah.
10 Carat converts to approximately 3.5088 Gerah.

Common Use Cases

Relating modern gemstone weights to biblical weight units for historical studies.
Interpreting biblical texts involving weights and monetary amounts.
Comparing archaeological and numismatic artifacts to ancient standards.
Converting ancient measurements into modern grams for economic reconstructions.

Tips & Best Practices

Ensure clarity on which shekel standard is applied when using gerah values.
Use this converter for general scholarly and historical comparison rather than high-precision calculations.
Cross-reference with gemological certificates when converting gemstone weights.

Limitations

Gerah values vary because they depend on different shekel standards, causing variability in results.
Carat is defined precisely, but gerah is an ancient unit reconstructed from historical sources, affecting accuracy.
Conversion should not be relied upon for precise modern mass measurements requiring exact accuracy.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a carat used to measure?: A carat is a unit of mass used mainly for gemstones and pearls, defined exactly as 200 milligrams.
What does the gerah measure?: The gerah is an ancient Biblical Hebrew unit of mass, roughly equal to about 0.57 to 0.7 grams depending on the shekel standard.
Why convert carats to gerahs?: Conversion helps relate modern gemstone weights to ancient biblical units for historical, archaeological, and scholarly purposes.

Key Terminology

Carat [car, ct]: A unit of mass equal to 0.2 grams, used mainly for weighing gemstones and pearls.
Gerah (Biblical Hebrew): An ancient Hebrew mass unit approximately one twentieth of a shekel, used in biblical weight and accounting standards.
Shekel: The biblical weight unit of which a gerah is one twentieth part, varying by historical standards.

Quick Knowledge Check

What modern unit is primarily converted using this tool?

Gerah

Carat

Shekel

What is the gerah historically equivalent to?

One twentieth of a shekel

Exactly 0.2 grams

100 points

One carat is equal to how many gerahs approximately?

0.57 to 0.7

0.35

1.0

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