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Bath

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A Hebrew liquid measure, the tenth part of an homer (1 Kgs 7:26, 38; Ezek 45:10, 14). It contained 8 gallons 3 quarts of our measure. “Ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath” (Isa 5:10) denotes great unproductiveness.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

(bath): A liquid measure equal to about 9 gallons, English measure. It seems to have been regarded as a standard for liquid measures (Ezek 45:10), as in the case of the molten sea and the laverses inn Solomon's temple (1 Kgs 7:26; 1 Kgs 7:38), and for measuring oil and wine (2 Chr 2:10; Ezra 7:22; Isa 5:10; Ezek 45:14). Its relation to the homer is given in Ezek 45:11; Ezek 45:14.

See Weights and Measures.

Kilde: Easton's Bible Dictionary (M.G. Easton, 1897) og International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (red. James Orr, 1915/1939), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread (fully or partially). Links to people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).