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Source: archive.org: Easton's Bible Dictionary

Measure definition and references: Several words are so rendered in the Authorized Version. (1.) Those which are indefinite. (a) Hok, Isaiah 5:14, elsewhere “statute.” (b) Mad, Job 11:9; Jeremiah 13:25, elsewhere “garment.” (c) Middah, the word most frequently thus translated, Exodus 26:2, 8, etc. (d) Mesurah, Leviticus 19:35; 1 Chronicles 23:29. (e) Mishpat, Jeremiah 30:11, elsewhere “judgment.” (f) Mithkoneth and token, Ezekiel 45:11. (g) In New Testament metron, the usual Greek word thus rendered (Matthew 7:2; 23:32; Mark 4:24).

(2.) Those which are definite. (a) ‘Eyphah, Deuteronomy 25:14, 15, usually “ephah.” (b) Ammah, Jeremiah 51:13, usually “cubit.” (c) Kor, 1 Kings 4:22, elsewhere “cor;” Greek koros, Luke 16:7. (d) Seah, Genesis 18:6; 1 Samuel 25:18, a seah; Greek saton, Matthew 13:33; Luke 13:21. (e) Shalish, “a great measure,” Isaiah 40:12; literally a third, i.e., of an ephah. (f) In New Testament batos, Luke 16:6, the Hebrew “bath;” and choinix, Revelation 6:6, the choenix, equal in dry commodities to one-eighth of a modius.

Source: archive.org: Smith's Bible Dictionary

Measures refers to:—[Weights And Measures AND MEASURES]

Source: archive.org: Nave's Topical Bible

Measure definition and references: –(The following modern equivalents of ancient measurements are based upon the latest research, and are as correct as is possible at this time)
–Dry
–1. A bushel, about a peck Matthew 5:15; Mark 4:21; Luke 11:33
–2. A cab, or kab, about two quarts 2 Kings 6:25
–3. A cor, equal to one homer or ten ephahs, equal to about eleven and one-ninth bushels 1 Kings 4:22; 5:11; 2 Chronicles 2:10; 27:5; Ezra 7:22
–4. An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half Exodus 16:36; Leviticus 5:11; 6:20; 19:36; Numbers 5:15; 28:5; Judges 6:19; Ruth 2:17; 1 Samuel 1:24; 17:17; Isaiah 5:10; Ezekiel 45:10,11,13,24; 46:5,7,11,14; Amos 8:5; Zechariah 5:6-10
–5. A half-homer, about five and a half bushels Hosea 3:2
–6. A homer, about eleven bushels, equal to a cor or ten ephahs Leviticus 27:16; Numbers 11:32; Isaiah 5:10; Ezekiel 45:11-14; Hosea 3:2
–7. An omer, about one bushel Exodus 16:16,18
–8. A seah, about a peck and a half Genesis 18:6; 1 Samuel 25:18; 1 Kings 18:32; 2 Kings 7:1,16,18
–9. A tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an ephah Exodus 29:40; Leviticus 14:10,21; 23:13,17; 24:5; Numbers 15:4,6,9; 28:9,12,13,20,21,29; 29:3,4,9,10,14,15
–Liquid
–1. A bath, about eight gallons and a half 1 Kings 7:26,38; 2 Chronicles 2:10; 4:5; Ezra 7:22; Isaiah 5:10; Ezekiel 45:10,11,14; Luke 16:6
–2. A firkin, nearly nine gallons John 2:6
–3. A hin, about a gallon and a half Exodus 29:40; 30:24; Leviticus 19:36; 23:13; Numbers 15:4-10; 28:5,7,14; Ezekiel 4:11
–4. A log, about a pint, one-twelfth of a hin Leviticus 14:10,12,15,21,24
–See Weights
–Linear
–1. A finger Jeremiah 52:21
–2. A handbreadth Exodus 25:25; 37:12; 1 Kings 7:26; 2 Chronicles 4:5; Psalms 39:5; Ezekiel 40:5,43; 43:13
–3. A span Exodus 28:16; 1 Samuel 17:4; Isaiah 40:12; 48:13; Lamentations 2:20; Ezekiel 43:13
–4. A cubit, the length of a man’s forearm
–See Cubit
–5. A reed, probably six cubits Ezekiel 40:5
–6. A fathom Acts 27:28
–7. A pace 2 Samuel 6:13
–8. A furlong Luke 24:13
–9. A mile, probably nine-tenths of an English mile Matthew 5:41
–10. A Sabbath day’s journey, two thousand paces Acts 1:12
–Must Be Just Leviticus 19:35,36; Deuteronomy 25:13-16; Proverbs 11:1; 16:11; 20:10,23; Hosea 12:7-9; Micah 6:10-12
–See Dishonesty
–See Integrity

Source: archive.org: Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature

Measures refers to:—Measures [WEIGHTS AND MEASURES]

Source: archive.org: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Measures refers to:—See Weights and Measures.

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Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)

Economics (4): Measures, Weights and Coinage < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]

Economics (1): Trade and commerce < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]

Tāla (beat) or Measure of time < [Chapter 4 - Cultural Aspects]

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Prayogamanjari and Saivagamanibandhana (Study) (by R. Suthashi)

Description and Measure of Pratima (Images) < [Chapter 3 - Shaiva iconography in Saivagamanibandhana]

Linga—Types and Measures < [Chapter 2 - Shaiva iconography in Prayogamanjari]

Measurement of Eyes, Ears and Head < [Chapter 3 - Shaiva iconography in Saivagamanibandhana]

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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)

Verse 8.133 < [Section XXIII - Measures]

Verse 7.167 < [Section XII - Daily Routine of Work]

Verse 8.134 < [Section XXIII - Measures]

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Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine

Analysis of repeated measurement data in the clinical trials < [Volume 4 (issue 2), Apr-Jun 2013]

Review of methods for developing Ayurvedic diagnostic tools. < [Volume 12 (issue 2), Apr-Jun 2021]

Reliability of diagnostic methods in Ayurveda: An overview < [Volume 4 (issue 2), Apr-Jun 2013]

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Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)

Chapter 19 - The Superintendent of Weights and Measures < [Book 2 - The duties of Government Superintendents]

Chapter 20 - Measurement of Space and Time < [Book 2 - The duties of Government Superintendents]

Chapter 2 - Protection against Merchants < [Book 4 - Removal of Thorns]

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Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)

Chapter 12c - Table of Measures (mana) < [Kalpasthana (Kalpa Sthana) — Section on Pharmaceutics]

Chapter 7 - The Enumeration of the Parts of the Body (sharira-sankhya) < [Sharirasthana (Sharira Sthana) — Section on Human Embodiment]

Chapter 6 - Nosology (roganika-vimana) < [Vimanasthana (Vimana Sthana) — Section on Measure]

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