BATH.A liquid measure; see Weights and Measures.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
Bath. See Bathing or Measures.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
a measure of capacity for things liquid being the stone with the ephah, Eze_45:11, and containing ten homers, or seven gallons and four pints.
Biblical and Theological Dictionary by Richard Watson
PRINTER 1849.
(בּת, bath): A liquid measure equal to about 9 gallons, English measure. It seems to have been regarded as a standard for liquid measures (Eze_45:10), as in the case of the molten sea and the lavers in Solomon's temple (1Ki_7:26, 1Ki_7:38), and for measuring oil and wine (2Ch_2:10; Ezr_7:22; Isa_5:10; Eze_45:14). Its relation to the homer is given in Eze_45:11, Eze_45:14). See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.
Bath
SEE BATHE.
Bath
(Heb. and Chald. id., בִּת, Sept. χοῖνιξ, κοτύλη; occurs 1Ki_7:26; 1Ki_7:38; 2Ch_2:10; 2Ch_4:5; Isa_5:10; Eze_45:10; Eze_45:14; Ezr_7:22), a Hebrew measure for liquids, as wine and oil, equal to the EPHAH for things dry (Ezekiel as above), each being the tenth part of a HOMER (Ezekiel as above). In Luk_16:6, the Greek form βάτος occurs, where it is rendered measure. According to Josephus (βάδος), it contained 72 sextarii (Ant. 8:2, 9). Its ordinary capacity appears to have been 8 gals. 3 qts. SEE MEASURES.
CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.