volume · International · Modern
Non-SI unit accepted for use with the SI; 1 L = 1 dm³ = 10⁻³ m³.
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volume · Mesopotamia / Levant · Antiquity
Biblical bath (common scholarly reconstruction)
approx.disputed
Variant of bath (biblical volume)
- Record
- M514
- Definition quality
- Disputed
- Conversion mode
- multiplicative
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- Approximately calculable
Definition
One Biblical bath (common scholarly reconstruction) is understood to be about 0.022 cubic metres.
Reference value
One Biblical bath (common scholarly reconstruction) is understood to be about 0.022 cubic metres.
Modern use
Retained primarily for historical, educational, or reference use rather than as a current standardized calculator unit.
Did you know?
Archaeology helps anchor the bath: storage-jar evidence marked with the ancient measure has been used to estimate a capacity around 21–22 litres.
Sources & evidence
Source tier Tier B/C — recorded secondary/reference source · confidence High confidence in classification; not in claimed physical validity
Related measurements
volume · International · Modern
1 mL = 10^-3 L = 10^-6 m³.
volume · International · Modern
Coherent SI derived unit for volume, equal to metre cubed.
fluid ounce (US)
fl oz (US)volume · UK / US · Modern / historical
1 U.S. fluid ounce = 1/128 U.S. gallon = 29.5735295625 mL.
fluid ounce (Imperial)
fl oz (Imp)volume · UK / US · Modern / historical
1 Imperial fluid ounce = 1/160 Imperial gallon = 28.4130625 mL.
cup (US customary)
cup (US)volume · UK / US · Modern / historical
1 U.S. customary cup = 8 U.S. fluid ounces = 236.5882365 mL.
pint (US liquid)
pt (US liq)volume · UK / US · Modern / historical
1 U.S. liquid pint = 1/8 U.S. gallon = 0.473176473 L.
pint (Imperial)
pt (Imp)volume · UK / US · Modern / historical
1 Imperial pint = 1/8 Imperial gallon = 0.56826125 L.