Measures of area in the Bible

The Bible measures land by work and by seed: a yoke is what a pair of oxen ploughs in a day, and a field is named after the measure of grain sown on it.

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수량

1 000 000 이하의 음수가 아닌 수를 입력하세요: 2, 0.5 또는 1/4.

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= 1/30 Homer of sowing (0.0333)

미터법 단위로: ≈ 484–689 m², 보통 495 m²

Area

단위	환산	크기	성경 구절
Seah of sowing 구 בֵּית סְאָה beit se'ah Land sown with a seah of seed. By the Mishnah it is 50 by 50 cubits, about 500 m².		≈ 484–689 m² 보통 495 m² ^[1][2]	열왕기상 18:32
Homer of sowing 구 זֶרַע חֹמֶר zera homer Land sown with a homer of seed; the price of a field was set by it. A homer is thirty seahs.	= 30 × Seah of sowing	≈ 14 520–20 670 m² 보통 14 850 m²	레위기 27:16
Yoke of land 구 צֶמֶד tsemed The land a yoke of oxen ploughs in a day, like the Roman iugerum. A rough measure, estimates vary.		≈ 1 000–4 000 m² 보통 2 500 m² ^[1]	사무엘기상 14:14, 이사야서 5:10

성경 속 금액과 도량형

본문	성경 구절	수량	환산값
Half a yoke of land	사무엘기상 14:14	1/2 × Yoke of land	≈ 500–2 000 m²
Ten yokes of vineyard yield one bath	이사야서 5:10	10 × Yoke of land	≈ 10 000–40 000 m²
The trench around Elijah's altar	열왕기상 18:32	2 × Seah of sowing	≈ 968–1 378 m²

출처

Marvin A. Powell. Weights and Measures // The Anchor Bible Dictionary, ed. D. N. Freedman. Vol. 6. New York: Doubleday, 1992
Мишна, трактат Эрувин 2:5: двор скинии 100 × 50 локтей — «место посева двух сеа»