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Gerah (Biblical Hebrew)

The gerah was the smallest unit of weight in ancient Biblical Hebrew measurement systems. It is traditionally considered 1/20 of a shekel.

Since a shekel weighed about 11 grams, a gerah would weigh roughly 0.55 grams. The gerah was used to measure small amounts of precious metals like silver and gold, important in commerce and religious rituals.

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  1 gerah = 1/20 shekel ≈ 0.55 grams

  
  
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  Smallest Biblical Hebrew weight unit

  
  
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  Used for precise measurement of metals and offerings

  
  

Ounce [oz]

The ounce is a unit of mass used in the imperial and U.S. customary systems, primarily for measuring small weights like food, mail, and precious metals.

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  1 ounce = 1/16 of a pound

  
  
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  1 ounce ≈ 28.3495 grams

  
  
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  Symbol: oz (from Latin uncia, meaning "a twelfth part")

  
  

Key Facts:

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  1 oz = 0.0625 lb

  
  
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  1 oz ≈ 28.35 g

  
  
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  Commonly used in the U.S. for groceries, recipes, and postal items

  
  
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  Not the same as the troy ounce, which is used for precious metals

  
  

The ounce is a practical, everyday unit for measuring smaller weights, especially in non-metric countries like the U.S.