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Measure
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The source enumerates 2 distinct subjects under Measure. Jump to one below, or read in order.
Several words are so rendered in the Authorized Version.
Measure (1)
#Those which are indefinite. (a) Hok, Isa. 5:14, elsewhere “statute.” (b) Mad, Job 11:9; Jer. 13:25, elsewhere “garment.” (c) Middah, the word most frequently thus translated, Ex. 26:2, 8, etc. (d) Mesurah, Lev. 19:35; 1 Chr. 23:29. (e) Mishpat, Jer. 30:11, elsewhere “judgment.” (f) Mithkoneth and token, Ezek. 45:11. (g) In New Testament metron, the usual Greek word thus rendered (Matt. 7:2; 23:32; Mark 4:24).
Measure (2)
#Those which are definite. (a) ‘Eyphah, Deut. 25:14, 15, usually “ephah.” (b) Ammah, Jer. 51:13, usually “cubit.” (c) Kor, 1 Kings 4:22, elsewhere “cor;” Greek koros, Luke 16:7. (d) Seah, Gen. 18:6; 1 Sam. 25:18, a seah; Greek saton, Matt. 13:33; Luke 13:21. (e) Shalish, “a great measure,” Isa. 40:12; literally a third, i.e., of an ephah. (f) In New Testament batos, Luke 16:6, the Hebrew “bath;” and choinix, Rev. 6:6, the choenix, equal in dry commodities to one-eighth of a modius.
In the Bible
76
Verses where Measure is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 23:29
as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.
- 1 Kings 4:29
And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.
- 1 Kings 6:25
The second cherub also measured ten cubits; both cherubim had the same size and shape,
- 1 Kings 7:37
In this way he made the ten stands, each with the same casting, dimensions, and shape.
- 2 Chronicles 3:3
The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard.
- 2 Corinthians 1:8
We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
+70 more verses naming Measure.
Scripture on Measure
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- Ephesians 4Leviticus 19Deuteronomy 251 Kings 41 Chronicles 23Job 11Isaiah 5Isaiah 40Isaiah 64Jeremiah 30Jeremiah 51Ezekiel 4Matthew 7Mark 4Luke 16Revelation 6Revelation 11Revelation 21Genesis 18Genesis 41Numbers 35Deuteronomy 21Joshua 31 Samuel 251 Kings 61 Kings 72 Kings 252 Chronicles 3Job 28Psalms 39Psalms 71Psalms 80Isaiah 27Isaiah 34Isaiah 47Isaiah 65Jeremiah 13Jeremiah 46Jeremiah 52Lamentations 5Ezekiel 41Ezekiel 43Ezekiel 46Ezekiel 47Daniel 8Micah 6Zechariah 2Malachi 3Matthew 13Matthew 23Mark 6Mark 7Mark 10Luke 6Luke 13John 3Romans 122 Corinthians 12 Corinthians 112 Corinthians 12Galatians 1Revelation 18
Voices on Measure
9
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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