Hebrew Talents to Metric Tons (talent to t)

1 Hebrew talent equals 0.0288 metric tons exactly.

1 Hebrew talent = 0.0288 metric tons

How to convert Hebrew talents to metric tons

To convert Hebrew talents to metric tons, multiply the number of Hebrew talents by 0.0288. This factor is exact. To go the other way, multiply metric tons by 34.72222222 (rounded).

metric tons = Hebrew talents × 0.0288

Example: 10 Hebrew talents = 0.288 metric tons.

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

About these units

Hebrew Talent (talent)

Biblical (Hebrew)Historical unit (no longer in standard use)Approximate value

About 28.8 kg, the standard talent of the late Second Temple period. The largest biblical weight, used for metals such as gold, silver and bronze.

The Hebrew word kikkar comes from a Semitic root meaning circular, and it described a round mass of gold or silver. English renders it as talent, borrowing the Greek term. The Bible uses it for the largest sums of metal: the tabernacle account lists 29 talents of gold and 100 talents of silver, and Solomon is said to have received 666 gold talents in a year. Hiram of Tyre is also reported to have sent him 120 talents of gold.

Its size is not settled. The figure used here, about 28.8 kg, is the standard talent of the late Second Temple period, counted as 60 maneh. A heavy common talent of the same era is put at about 58.9 kg, a Babylonian talent at about 30.2 kg, and another estimate at about 27.3 kg, so sources do not settle on one value. For scale, 28.8 kg is about 63 pounds, or roughly a large sack of cement.

1 Hebrew talent = 28.8 kilograms (approximately).

Sources: Wikipedia: Talent (measurement); Wikipedia: Shekel; Wikipedia: Mina (unit)

Metric Ton (t)

Metric (SI)Current unit

1,000 kilograms (about 2,204.6 lb), also spelled tonne. Used for cargo, grain and vehicle weights outside the US.

Barrels gave the tonne its name. The word goes back to a Germanic root for a large cask, the tun, and a full tun could easily weigh around a tonne. In English this became ton; the spelling tonne has been used in France since 1842, where it replaced the older tonneau, and pre-metric French tonnes were 2,000 livres, about 979 kg. Once the metric system took hold, the tonne was fixed at 1,000 kilograms, which is the mass of roughly a cubic metre of water.

The unit is accepted for use with the SI, and its symbol is a lowercase t with no period. Because it sits close to the old English ton, the two get confused: the short ton used in the US is about 10 percent lighter than a tonne, while the long ton differs by less than 2 percent. NIST calls the unit the metric ton, and the spelling tonne is rare in the US. Very large quantities are stated in prefixed forms such as the megatonne, which equals a teragram. In explosives, a tonne of TNT is taken as about 4.2 gigajoules.

1 metric ton = 1,000 kilograms (exactly).

Sources: Wikipedia: Tonne; Wikipedia: Ton; NIST Guide to the SI, Appendix B.8 (mass conversions)

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