Hebrew Talents to Ounces (talent to oz)

1 Hebrew talent equals 1,015.890104 ounces (rounded).

1 Hebrew talent = 1,015.890104 ounces

How to convert Hebrew talents to ounces

To convert Hebrew talents to ounces, multiply the number of Hebrew talents by 1,015.890104. The factor is rounded to 10 significant digits. To go the other way, multiply ounces by 0.0009843584418 (rounded).

ounces = Hebrew talents × 1,015.890104

Example: 10 Hebrew talents = 10,158.90104 ounces.

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)

Ounce (oz)

US & ImperialCurrent unit

One sixteenth of a pound, exactly 28.349523125 g. Used for food, mail and consumer goods in the US and UK.

A twelfth part is what ounce originally meant. It comes from the Roman uncia, one twelfth of the Roman pound, a word that also gave English the inch. The abbreviation oz does not come from English at all but from the Italian onza or oncia. Over the centuries many regions and trades used different ounces: the English Tower ounce of 29.16 g was abolished by Henry VIII in 1527, and the Dutch ons was redefined as exactly 100 g in 1820.

The avoirdupois ounce used for everyday goods is one sixteenth of a pound, exactly 28.349523125 g or 437.5 grains, the standard in the US and under the UK imperial system. It is not the same as the troy ounce for precious metals, and neither is the fluid ounce, which measures volume. Ounces still describe portions such as steaks and burgers, and they show up in unexpected places: fabric is graded by weight per area, so a 16 oz denim is a heavy cloth, and the copper on a circuit board is specified in ounces, where 1 oz is roughly 34.7 micrometres thick.

1 ounce = 0.02834952313 kilograms (approximately).

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

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