What is the actual measurement of a Kor?
Michael, Highland Park, NJ
Here is what we put into our "Background to the Daf":
6) [line 13] TISH'AH CHATZA'EI KABIN L'KUR - nine half-Kav measures per Kur, a percentage of 2.5% (MEASUREMENTS OF VOLUME)
1 Kur (= 1 Chomer) = 30 Se'in
1 Lesech = 15 Se'in
1 Eifah = 3 Se'in
1 Se'ah = 6 Kabin
1 Tarkav (= 3 Kabin) = 12 Lugin
1 Kav = 4 Lugin
1 Log (= 1 Rova) = 4 Revi'iyos = 6 Beitzim
1 Beitzah = 2 k'Zeisim
1 k'Zayis = approximately 0.025, 0.0288 or 0.05 liters, depending upon the differing Halachic opinions.
Therefore:
1 Kav = 4 Lugin = 24 Beitzim = 1.20, 1.38, or 2.4 liters, depending upon the differing Halachic opinions
1 Kur = 216, 248 or 432 liters, depending upon the differing Halachic opinions
9 half-Kabin per Kur = 5.4/216, 6.22/248.83 or 10.8/432 liters, depending upon the differing Halachic opinions
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