An ancient Hebrew unit of liquid capacity = ¹/₆ bath, 3.66 liters
(3.86 quarts).
It occurs in the Bible in Exodus 29:40; Leviticus 19:36; Numbers 15: 4, 5, 6, 9; 28: 5, 7, 14; Ezekiel 4:11; 45:24; 46:5, 7, 11, 14, where it is translated “hin.”
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