volume · Mesopotamia / Levant · Antiquity

bath (biblical volume)

variantdisputed

Record: M171
Definition quality: Disputed
Conversion mode: variant selection
Calculator: Variant selection required

Definition

bath (biblical volume) is a volume measurement concept whose value depends on the named historical, regional, textual, or commodity variant.

Reference value by variant

bath (biblical volume) covers several documented traditions, each with its own value. Choose a variant below to see a figure.

History & use

Lipschits et al. argue First Temple 'bath' was a Judahite storage jar rather than a fixed liquid measure; Kletter argues for a fixed bath around 22 L.

Modern use

Retained primarily for historical, educational, or reference use rather than as a current standardized calculator unit.

Did you know?

The scholarly disagreement is more valuable than pretending there is one unquestioned conversion.

Documented variants

Biblical bath (common scholarly reconstruction)

volume · Mesopotamia / Levant · Antiquity

One Biblical bath (common scholarly reconstruction) is understood to be about 0.022 cubic metres.

approx.disputed

Sources & evidence

Source tier Primary text + peer-reviewed scholarship · confidence Moderate

Coherent SI derived unit for volume, equal to metre cubed.