8 occurrences

'Measures' in the Bible

Abraham hurried into the tent and told Sarah, "Quick! Take three measures of the best flour, knead it, and make some flat bread."

Verse ConceptsFoodBakersBakingWeights And Measures, DryHasty ActionKneading DoughThree Other ThingsHurrying Others OnOther Volume Measures

Abigail quickly took 200 loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, five measures of roasted grain, 100 bunches of raisins, and 200 fig cakes and loaded them on donkeys.

Verse ConceptsFoodFig treeGrainRaisinsSheepWeights And Measures, DryFigsOne HundredThe Number Two HundredDried FruitQuantities Of WineHasty ActionOther Volume Measures

So Elijah used the stones to build an altar to the name of the LORD. But then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold two measures of seed.

Verse ConceptsFurrowsWeights And Measures, DryOther Volume Measures

"Now look! I will pay your servants, the lumberjacks who prepare the timber, 20,000 measures of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of oil."

Verse ConceptsGrainGrindingWeights And Measures, DryWeights And Measures, Liquidartists

up to 100 silver talents, 100 measures of wheat, 100 measures of wine, 100 measures of oil, and salt without limitation.

Verse ConceptsTalentsWeights And Measures, DrySpecific Sums Of MoneySourness

The carpenter measures it with a line; he traces its shape with a stylus, then fashions it with planes and shapes it with a compass. He makes the idol like a human figure, with human beauty, to be at home in a shrine.

Verse ConceptsCraftsmenShrinesSkillToolsBeauty, In MenLike Menartistswoodworkingmeasurement

When someone came to a pile of grain to get 20 measures, there were only ten. Or when someone approached the wine press to siphon out 50 measures, there were only 20.

Verse ConceptsShortage Of WineOther Volume Measures

Bible Theasaurus

Amount (108 instances)
Appraise (4 instances)
Assess (2 instances)
Evaluate (19 instances)
Measure (301 instances)
Measures (70 instances)
Measuring (56 instances)
Quantity (29 instances)
Standard (91 instances)

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Definition
Usage
ὑπερβολή 
Huperbole 
Usage: 8

ἄμετρος 
ametros 
Usage: 2

ἀντιμετρέω 
Antimetreo 
Usage: 0

βάτος 
Batos 
Usage: 0

κόρος 
Koros 
Usage: 0

μετρέω 
metreo 
Usage: 6

μέτρον 
metron 
Usage: 8

περισσῶς 
Perissos 
Usage: 3

σάτον 
Saton 
Usage: 0

ὑπεραίρομαι 
Huperairomai 
Usage: 3

ὑπερβαλλόντως 
Huperballontos 
Usage: 1

ὑπερπερισσῶς 
Huperperissos 
Usage: 1

χοῖνιξ 
Choinix 
Usage: 2

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