[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A measure of capacity used in ancient Palestine, typically for grain, seeds, and other dry goods, which the Talmud equates to one-sixth of a seah, and which is thought to be of the order of a litre.


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Origin:
mid 16th century; earliest use found in Biblia: the Bible. From Hebrew qaḇ a dry measure equating to one-sixth of a seah from the same Semitic base as Syriac qabbā cistern