הִיןhîyn
hin, a liquid measure
Pronunciation: heen · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1969
Meanings
1. a measure, used of quantity of water for drinking (Ezekiel 4:11)
2. vessel with capacity of hin (Leviticus 19:36; Exodus 29:40; Numbers 15:4)
Where it appears
Appears 22 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 29:40 With one of them, offer two quarts of choice flour mixed with one quart of pure oil of pressed olives; also, offer one quart of wine as a liquid offering.
- Exodus 30:24 and 12 1⁄2 pounds of cassia—as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel. Also get one gallon of olive oil.
- Leviticus 19:36 Your scales and weights must be accurate. Your containers for measuring dry materials or liquids must be accurate. I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
- Leviticus 23:13 With it you must present a grain offering consisting of four quarts of choice flour moistened with olive oil. It will be a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. You must also offer one quart of wine as a liquid offering.
- Numbers 15:4 When you present these offerings, you must also give the Lord a grain offering of two quarts of choice flour mixed with one quart of olive oil.
- Numbers 15:5 For each lamb offered as a burnt offering or a special sacrifice, you must also present one quart of wine as a liquid offering.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).