Is there in logos 4 explanation about measurement?
I want to know what feet is in terms of Centimetres? In the book of Nehemiah I have read that the wall was as thick as 9 feet,but what does it mean in terms of Mtrs?
Blessings in Christ.
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If you are dealing with Biblical measurements then the Biblical Things tool will have conversion information. However, for English measurements Google will be your easiest tool. Go to Google and type "convert 9 feet to meters" and you will find that 9 feet = 2.74 meters.
Prov. 15:23
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Kevin Becker said:
If you are dealing with Biblical measurements then the Biblical Things tool will have conversion information.
Thank you Kevin,I am satisfied by the answer from Google it helps me to understand,but in the Things tool I have typed 9 feet ,I could find nothing result ,how does it work?
Blessings in Christ.
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Tes
I think the issue is that "feet" is not recognised as a Biblical measurement. Cubit - which is in many translations - is recognised by Biblical Things and gives conversion information.
Where in Nehemiah did you find the reference to "9 feet"?
Graham
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Graham Criddle said:
Tes
I think the issue is that "feet" is not recognised as a Biblical measurement. Cubit - which is in many translations - is recognised by Biblical Things and gives conversion information.
Where in Nehemiah did you find the reference to "9 feet"?
Graham
Sorry Graham,It was from commentary in 12:27-47
Blessings in Christ.
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This is why I'm such a big proponent of bringing back the weights and measures tool from L3. With a program as powerful as L4, we shouldn't have to go to Google.
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Ryan B. said:
This is why I'm such a big proponent of bringing back the weights and measures tool from L3. With a program as powerful as L4, we shouldn't have to go to Google.
Blessings in Christ.
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[y] I wish I had more votes; but when one clears up I would certainly plan on voting for this one next in line.Ryan B. said:This is why I'm such a big proponent of bringing back the weights and measures tool from L3. With a program as powerful as L4, we shouldn't have to go to Google.
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Having the weights and measures tool back would be nice. In the mean time several of the available bible dictionaries have good articles on the topic.
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Thank you all
Blessings in Christ.
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Big bump.
I know we can get some of this info from the Biblical Things tool, but the old Weights and Measures calculator was EXTREMELY useful. I utilized it constantly whenever I prepared a lesson. I recognize that I'm not a programmer, but it SEEMS like it should be a very straight forward and relatively simple thing to restore. It is basically an embedded calculator that really doesn't interface with anything else and isn't dependent upon anything else. It is just a real time saver in terms of researching or doing the calculations.
Its funny how something that seems minor and wouldn't be missed by someone really can be a big thing to others. We all have those things in Logos that we'd like or that we miss. But for me, even though it's a small thing, it really is what I miss most. And it doesn't seem like it would be that hard to restore.
I've cast my votes for this in user voice. Anyone else interested?
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Another gorgeous programming example from Libronix (may I add, the best software EVER written?). I just can't get enough of those Ezekiel reeds.
.For those who have never experienced what known as 'the best software ever written' (some say just Bible software but that's a questionable limitation), the weights/measures also had the option for metric, not, or both. More interestingly, it would scan the resources you have open and then based on your choice, would automatically look for any measures in the display that it could convert for you.
I copied the various available measures. They're not formatted below, but the presentation even has the hebrew/greek of the measures, etc. Try the euros to drachmas conversion ... it's not a pretty picture today.
Weights and Measures
This is a list of all supported units, as well as the name of the unit in its original language.
Weight
gerahs gērah, gerah
bekas beqa, bekah, beqaʿ
pims pim, peh, pîm
shekels sheqel, šeqel, šeqel
minas maneh, maneh
talents (Israel) talanton, talanton, talantiaios, talantiaios, kikkar, kikar
heavy talents (Babylon) kikkar, kikar
grams
kilograms
pounds (English)
pounds (Roman) litra, libra, litra
ouncesLength
inches
feet
yards
furlongs (modern)
miles
centimeters
meters
kilometers
fingers etsba, esba, ʾeṣəbaʿ
palms kaph, tepah, paḥ, kap
spans zereth, zeret, zeret
cubits (OT) ammah, ʾamah
reeds qaneh, qaneh, kalamos, kalamos
reeds (Ezekiel) qaneh, qaneh
cubits (Roman) pechus, pechys, pēchys
cubits (Ezekiel/Palestinian) pechus, pēchys
fathoms orguia, orguia
stades (Roman) stadion, stadia, stadioi, stadion
miles (Roman) milion, milion
Sabbath day's journey
day's journey
gomed (short cubit) gomed, gomedLiquid Volume
logs log, log
Baths (Wilderness) bath, bat, amphora
Baths (Jerusalem) bath, bat
Baths (Sepphoris) batos, batos
fluid ounces
gills
pints
quarts
gallons
milliliters
liters
hins hiyn, hîn
metretes metretes, metretae, metrētēs
cabs qab, kab, qabDry Volume
pints
quarts
pecks
bushels
choinikes choinix, choenix, choenixes, choinix
medimnoi
koroi (Greek) koros, koros
liters
ephahs eyphah, ephah, ʾêpah
cors (500 BC) kor, kor
homers (OT) chomer, imeru, ḥomer
letek lethek, lētek
omers omer, ʿomer
seahs sehaw, səʾah
satons saton, saton
modii modios, modius, modios
sextarii xestes, xestēsMoney
silver talents talanton, talanton, talantiaios, talantiaios
gold talents talanton, talanton, talantiaios, talantiaios
silver mina mina, mna
gold mina mina, mna
silver shekels sheqel, šeqel, šeqel
gold shekels sheqel, šeqel, šeqel
silver bekas beqa, beqaʿ
gold bekas beqa, beqaʿ
silver gerahs gērah, gerah
gold gerahs gērah, gerah
US Dollars
euros
dollars (Canadian)
dollars (Australia)
rand (South Africa)
pounds (United Kingdom)
silver daric daric, darkmown, darəkəmownîm
gold daric daric, darkmown, darəkəmownîm
mina (Greek) mina, mna, mnan
silver tetradrachma tetradrachma, tetradrachmon, argyrion, stater, statēr
didrachma didrachma, didrachmon, didrachmon
drachma drachm, drachma, drachmon, drachmē
gold aureus
assarius assarion, assaria, assarius, assarion
quadrans (pennies) kodrantes, kondrantes, kodrantēs
copper lepta lepton, lepta, leptos
denarii dēnarion, denarius"If myth is ideology in narrative form, then scholarship is myth with footnotes." B. Lincolm 1999.
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I hope Logos would respond.
Blessings in Christ.
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Tes said:
I hope Logos would respond.
Logos has responded: http://community.logos.com/forums/p/46104/346386.aspx#346386
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Thanks for the link Tom. I hadn't seen that. Now that i have, I'm even more disappointed.
I have to disagree with Bob on this one. His argument (that it gave an illusion of accuracy) may be true to a certain extent. However, his alternatives are even more nebulous and prone to inaccuracy, IMO. And the statement that commentaries, etc. provide modern day equivalents hasn't been my experience. Even when they ARE provided... well, somehow "converting" the biblical amount to the British pound or shilling from the late 1800s ain't exactly helpful, you know?It just isn't accurate to say FROM A USER'S perspective, that the tool wasn't helpful. Maybe those of us who actually used it on a regular basis can decide what was useful to US or not? No one said that it was perfect. But for someone doing research for teaching or preaching purposes, it was a whole lot more accurate than what Bob is suggesting we now use... and more importantly, took a WHOLE lot less time. There is an advantage to having all of this in one place. Now, I have to spend tons of time trying to work out a ballpark equivalent for today. And it isn't going to have any higher level of accuracy than the old tool provided.
And I still don't get why it has to be such a big deal. It is a static calculator. It CAN'T be that hard to put it back in. If they do, I guarantee, a lot of users will be happy about having it back, and will make heavy use of it.
And Bob can still enjoy the luxury of spending however much time he wants searching for a needle in a haystack.
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