hin

/ˈhɪn/

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Frequency: 2.76 in modern English

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"500 shekels of cassia — all according to the sanctuary shekel — and a hin of olive oil."
"The hin for liquids was subdivided dimidially down to ¹⁄₃₂ = 1 ro."

From Middle English hin, from Latin hin, from Hebrew הִין, from Egyptian h:n-nw-w-W22 (hnw, “jar, unit of liquid volume”).

hins (plural)

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How do you pronounce hin?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɪn/.

What does hin mean?

A former Hebrew liquid measure of volume (about 3.8 L).

Where does hin come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce hin

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