Log (unit)


A log is a biblical and halakhic unit of liquid volume.
The word log occurs in the Bible, in Lev. 14:10, 15, 21 which prescribes the korban of a poor metzorah:

Unit definition, conversion, mnemonics and supports

The Talmud, citing the gematria of an extra scriptural word ZeH "this," which equals twelve, explains that one hin is twelve log:
The Mishnah immediately preceding, which this Gemara comes to explain, states that a half-hin is six log. Thus a hin is twelve log.
A list of conversions follows:
  • 1 hin = 12 logs
  • 1 log = 6 Beitzah
The log is believed to have been equal to a little over ; thus, a hin was a little over.