The term "pint" is not directly mentioned in the Bible, as it is a unit of measurement that originated much later than the biblical texts. However, understanding biblical measurements and their modern equivalents can provide insight into the daily life and practices of ancient cultures described in the Scriptures.

Biblical Measurements and Equivalents

In biblical times, measurements for liquids were often given in terms such as the "hin," "bath," and "log." These measurements were part of the ancient Hebrew system and were used for various purposes, including offerings, trade, and daily use.

· Hin: A hin is a unit of liquid measure used in the Bible, equivalent to approximately 3.6 liters or about 0.95 gallons. For example, in Exodus 30:24, the instructions for making the anointing oil include a hin of olive oil: "and 500 shekels of cassia—all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil."

· Bath: The bath is another biblical unit of liquid measure, roughly equivalent to 22 liters or about 5.8 gallons. It is mentioned in contexts such as the construction of the Temple and the offerings made there. In 1 Kings 7:26, the description of the Sea of cast metal states, "It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold two thousand baths."

· Log: The log is a smaller unit of liquid measure, approximately 0.3 liters or about 0.3 quarts. It is mentioned in Leviticus 14:10, where it is used in the context of offerings: "On the eighth day he must bring two unblemished male lambs, an unblemished year-old ewe lamb, a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, and one log of oil."

Modern Equivalents

The pint, as understood today, is a unit of volume commonly used in the United States and the United Kingdom, though the exact volume differs slightly between the two. In the United States, a pint is equal to 16 fluid ounces, or approximately 473 milliliters. In the United Kingdom, a pint is equal to 20 fluid ounces, or approximately 568 milliliters.

While the Bible does not mention the pint, understanding these ancient measurements helps modern readers grasp the scale and significance of various biblical events and instructions. The use of precise measurements in Scripture underscores the importance of order and obedience in worship and daily life, reflecting the character of God as a God of order and detail.1. (n.) A measure of capacity, equal to half a quart, or four gills, -- used in liquid and dry measures. See Quart.

2. (n.) The laughing gull.

3582. xestes -- a sextarius (about a pint), a pitcher (of wood or ...
... a sextarius (about a pint), a pitcher (of wood or stone). Part of Speech: Noun,
Masculine Transliteration: xestes Phonetic Spelling: (xes'-tace) Short Definition ...
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The Holy Spirit Forming Christ Within Us.
... To be filled with all the fullness of God would not be so wonderful, for it is an
easy matter to fill a pint cup with all the fullness of the ocean, a single ...
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Again, on a Certain Day, He Went Forth into the Field...
... acquaintances. [1680]. Footnotes: [1679] The kor or chomer was, according to
Jahn, equal to 32 pecks 1[pint. [1680] Multiplicibus suis. ...
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Of the Conveniences of the Coenobium.
... relaxation of our own time according to which the requirements of all the supply
of food for a year were satisfied by the preparation of a single pint of oil ...
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The Drunkard's Magnificat
... again, and they will turn me out." However, he stood firm for four days; on the
fifth, he was persuaded by the old companions to "take one pint," and then ...
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Introduction
... and lecturer in London and elsewhere, while the habit of taking opium grew year
by year, and at last advanced from two quarts of laudanum a week to a pint a day ...
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The Life of S. Hilarion.
... From his twentieth to his twenty-seventh year, for three years his food was half
a pint of lentils moistened with cold water, and for the next three dry bread ...
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First Greek Form.
... [1750] Pseudo-Matt. 33. [1751] The kor or chomer was, according to Jahn, 32 pecks
1[pint. [1752] Pseudo-Matt. 34. [1753] Pseudo-Matt. 37. [1754] Pseudo-Matt. ...
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Letter cxlvii. To Sabinianus.
... 8. You threw yourself down at my knees, you prostrated yourself, you begged
me"I use your own words"to spare "your half-pint of blood." Oh! ...
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Trophies of Grace
... He went to a chemist, purchased some oxalic acid, dropped it into a pint of beer
and drank it; stumbling into the street, overcome by pain and gasping for ...
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A Discourse of Mercifulness
... Nothing is left but the core, something that may tend to their disparagement.
Unmerciful men know how to boil a quart to a pint. ...
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Pint (1 Occurrence)
... liquid and dry measures. See Quart. 2. (n.) The laughing gull. Multi-Version
Concordance Pint (1 Occurrence). John 12:3 Mary, therefore ...
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Log (12 Occurrences)
... It is the Hebrew unit of measure of capacity, and is equal to the contents of six
ordinary hen's eggs=the twelfth part of a him, or nearly a pint. ...
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Pins (12 Occurrences)

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Homer (6 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) A Hebrew measure containing, as a liquid measure, ten baths, equivalent
to fifty-five gallons, two quarts, one pint; and, as a dry measure, ten ephahs ...
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Pioneer (2 Occurrences)

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Hin (19 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) A Hebrew measure of liquids, containing three quarts,
one pint, one gill, English measure. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. HIN. ...
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Altar (343 Occurrences)
... the altar. The top is very slightly concave so as to hold perhaps an eighth
of a pint of liquid" (PEFS (July, 1907), 196). The size ...
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