Jeroboams to Milliliters (jeroboam to mL)

1 jeroboam equals 3,000 milliliters exactly.

1 jeroboam = 3,000 milliliters

How to convert jeroboams to milliliters

To convert jeroboams to milliliters, multiply the number of jeroboams by 3,000. This factor is exact. To go the other way, multiply milliliters by 0.0003333333333 (rounded).

milliliters = jeroboams × 3,000

Example: 10 jeroboams = 30,000 milliliters.

Pints, quarts, gallons and fluid ounces differ between the US and the UK. Units are labeled 'US' or 'imperial' to avoid confusion.

Approximate value. Standards for the jeroboam varied by place and period, so this converter uses the most commonly cited value. Treat results as estimates, not exact figures.

About these units

Jeroboam (jeroboam)

Cooking & barCurrent unitApproximate value

3 liters, four standard bottles, in Champagne and Burgundy. In Bordeaux a jeroboam is 4.5 liters.

Large wine bottles carry the names of Old Testament kings, and Jeroboam, the first ruler of the northern kingdom of Israel, was given to a bottle that holds four standard 750 mL bottles. In Champagne and Burgundy it holds 3 litres, the figure used here, and it is equal to a double magnum. Wikipedia's article on wine bottles lists a second value of 4.5 litres, or six standard bottles, for the Bordeaux usage, so the name does not always mean the same volume.

That second meaning makes a Bordeaux jeroboam the same size as a rehoboam, which is the name used for 4.5 litres elsewhere. Neighbouring sizes run from the magnum at 1.5 litres to the methuselah at 6 litres, then the salmanazar at 9 litres. Sizes beyond the jeroboam are rare. The Wikipedia article on Champagne bottles confirms the 3 litre size and notes that these names are mostly drawn from biblical figures. Anyone converting should check which region's bottle is meant.

1 jeroboam = 3 liters (approximately).

Sources: Wikipedia: Wine bottle; Wikipedia: Champagne bottle

Milliliter (mL)

Metric (SI)Current unit

One thousandth of a liter, or exactly 1 cubic centimeter. Used for medicine, cooking and small containers.

Milliliters inherit everything from the liter, since the prefix simply means one thousandth. Because the liter is a cubic decimeter, a milliliter works out to exactly one cubic centimeter, a coincidence the metric system built in on purpose so that volume, length and mass interlock. One milliliter of water has a mass of about one gram, so a dosing syringe, a kitchen scale and a measuring jug can all be checked against one another.

Today milliliters dominate wherever small amounts must be measured precisely: medicine, flavorings, perfume, shampoo and the fine print on drink labels. Spelling is a mild regional split, with uppercase mL preferred in the United States, Canada and Australia and lowercase ml common in the UK and Europe. For scale, a US teaspoon is just under 5 mL, a US tablespoon is about 14.8 mL, and the US nutrition-label cup is exactly 240 mL, so one such cup is 240 of these tiny units.

1 milliliter = 0.001 liters (exactly).

Sources: Wikipedia: Litre; NIST SP 811, Appendix B.8: conversion factors for volume; 21 CFR 101.9: nutrition labeling household measures

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