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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
A Jewish dry measure, about a quart (
2 Kings 6:25
25
And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver. (2 Kings 6:25)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
See
WEIGHTS AND
MEASURES
.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
6894
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
qab
Phonic:
kab
Meaning:
from
6895
; a hollow, i.e. vessel used as a (dry) measure
KJV Usage:
cab
From
Manners and Customs of the Bible
:
2 Kings 6:25
25
And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver. (2 Kings 6:25)
. The fourth part of a
cab
of
dove
’s dung for five pieces of
silver
.
The cab was a dry measure holding nearly two quarts.
Related Books and Articles:
338. The Cab
From:
Manners and Customs of the Bible
By:
James M. Freeman
Call: 1-630-543-1441
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