Log (unit)
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A log (Hebrew לוג or וג, Romanized lōḡ) is a biblical and halakhic unit of liquid volume. [1] The word log occurs in the Bible, in Lev. 14:10, 15, 21 which prescribes the korban (asham, "guilt-offering") of a poor metzorah:
- ואם דל הוא ואין ידו משגת ולקח כבש אחד אשם לתנופה לכפר עליו ועשרון סלת אחד בלול בשמן למנחה ולג שמן
- And if he be poor, and his means suffice not, then he shall take one he-lamb for a guilt-offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, and one tenth part of an ephah of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering, and a log of oil;
Unit definition, conversion, mnemonics and supports
[edit]The Talmud, citing the gematria of an extra scriptural word ZeH "this," which equals twelve (seven plus five), explains that one hin is twelve log:
- הין תריסר לוגי הויין דכתיב (שמות ל, כד) שמן זית הין וכתיב (שמות ל, לא) שמן משחת קדש יהיה זה לי לדורותיכם זה בגימטריא תריסר הויין:
- The Gemara elaborates: Now, one hin is twelve log, as it is written: “And of olive oil a hin” (Exodus 30:24), and it is written afterward in the same verse: “Sacred anointing oil, this [zeh] shall be for Me, throughout your generations.” The numerical value [gematria] of zeh is twelve.[2]
The Mishnah immediately preceding, which this Gemara comes to explain, states that a half-hin is six log. Thus a hin is twelve log.[2]
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The log is believed to have been equal to a little over 500 ml (17 US fl oz); thus, a hin was a little over 6 L (1.6 US gal).[4]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Strong's Hebrew: 3849. לֹג (log) -- a log (a liquid measure)". biblehub.com.
- ^ a b "Menachot 89a:16". www.sefaria.org.
- ^ Mishnah - with a Commentary of Moses ben Maimon (ed. Yosef Qafih), vol. 3, Mossad Harav Kook: Jerusalem 1967, s.v. Introduction to Tractate Menahoth, p. 67 (Hebrew); a log has the capacity of six eggs. A hin is the equivalent of 12 logs.
- ^ "Log | ancient unit of measurement | Britannica". www.britannica.com.
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