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?
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.
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?
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
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
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.
http://logos.uservoice.com/forums/42823-logos-bible-software-4/suggestions/956535-bring-back-the-weights-and-measures-tool-from-l3?ref=title
I agree!
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. http://logos.uservoice.com/forums/42823-logos-bible-software-4/suggestions/956535-bring-back-the-weights-and-measures-tool-from-l3?ref=title
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.
Thank you all
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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?
Another gorgeous programming example from Libronix (may I add, the best software EVER written?). I just can't get enough of those Ezekiel reeds.
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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 MeasuresThis 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 ounces
Length 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, gomed
Liquid 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, qab
Dry 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, xestēs
Money 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
I hope Logos would respond.
Logos has responded: http://community.logos.com/forums/p/46104/346386.aspx#346386
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.
Thanks for the link Tom.
