What Is This Tool?
This converter transforms values measured in gerah, an ancient biblical Hebrew unit of mass, into kilograms, the modern SI base unit. It facilitates understanding and comparison between historical weight measures and current standards.
How to Use This Tool?
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Enter the number of gerah units you want to convert.
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Select gerah (Biblical Hebrew) as the source unit and kilogram [kg] as the target unit.
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Click convert to get the corresponding mass in kilograms.
Key Features
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Converts gerah (Biblical Hebrew), the smallest unit of mass in ancient biblical accounting, into kilograms.
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Based on known conversion rates reflecting the gerah as approximately 0.00057 kilograms.
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Supports studies in biblical interpretation, archaeology, and historical economic analysis.
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Browser-based, easy to use interface requiring no downloads.
Examples
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Converting 10 gerah results in 0.0057 kg.
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Converting 100 gerah results in 0.057 kg.
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These examples show how ancient weights translate into modern mass units.
Common Use Cases
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Interpreting monetary and weight values in biblical texts with ancient mass units.
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Comparing archaeological metal weights and coin fragments to standard biblical mass units.
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Converting historical mass measures to modern kilograms for academic research.
Tips & Best Practices
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Use the converter as an aid to understand ancient weights in modern terms, keeping in mind variations in gerah mass.
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Combine conversion data with historical context for accurate interpretation.
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Apply conversions for educational, archaeological, or historical analyses where precise modern equivalence is beneficial.
Limitations
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The exact weight of a gerah can vary depending on the shekel standard used.
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Gerah as a historical unit does not have a fixed universal mass, so conversion results are approximate.
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Modern kilogram standards are fixed, but ancient units show regional or temporal variances affecting accuracy.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is a gerah in the context of measurement?
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The gerah is an ancient Biblical Hebrew unit of mass, roughly one twentieth of a shekel, used in biblical accounting and law as the smallest standard weight.
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Why convert gerah to kilograms?
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Converting gerah to kilograms helps interpret ancient biblical, archaeological, and historical weights in modern, understandable units.
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Are conversions between gerah and kilograms exact?
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No, because the gerah's mass varies with different shekel standards, so conversions are approximate rather than exact.
Key Terminology
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Gerah (Biblical Hebrew)
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An ancient biblical unit of mass, approximately one twentieth of a shekel, used as the smallest standard weight in Hebrew scripture.
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Kilogram [kg]
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The SI base unit of mass used to measure the amount of matter in an object, standardized since 2019 via the Planck constant.
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Shekel
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An ancient unit of weight and currency in biblical times; the gerah is defined as one twentieth of a shekel.