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Biblical units converted

How long is a cubit, how much does a talent weigh, what was a denarius worth? HeartWord converts biblical measures into modern units.

Straight from the Bible text

Quantities such as “120 talents of gold” or “two hundred cubits” are subtly underlined in the text. One tap opens the converter with amount, unit and metal already filled in. Only a number together with a unit is marked, so ordinary words stay untouched. The marking appears together with the study information.

What you learn

• Lengths, weights, volumes in centimetres and metres, grams and tonnes, litres – for disputed units with the range of estimates.
• Weights in gold or silver with their current metal value in euros and dollars.
• Coins as days’ wages (a denarius was a day’s wage, Matthew 20:2) and what those wages are worth today.

For every unit the converter states how it calculates and links its sources. These are approximations – how well founded they are is stated alongside.

Decoding old words

Older translations use words that mean something else today: a “pound” or a “penny” in the Bible is not today’s pound or penny. For every unit the converter shows what the translations call it – and when one word stands for several units, it lists every possibility.

Without the Bible text, too

You can also open the converter directly: from the search, by typing something like “120 talents gold”, or by long-pressing Bible in the bottom bar. All units lists the whole catalogue.