Lexical Summary
hin: Hin
Original Word:הִין
Part of Speech:Noun Masculine
Transliteration:hiyn
Pronunciation:heen
Phonetic Spelling:(heen)
KJV: hin
NASB:hin
Word Origin:[probably of Egyptian origin]
1. a hin or liquid measure
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
a hin or liquid measure
Probably of Egyptian origin; a hin or liquid measure -- hin.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originof foreign origin
Definitiona hin (a liquid measure)
NASB Translationhin (22).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Leviticus 19:36 , a liquid measure ( (;
L ); but
Leviticus 19:36; Greek , Egyptian measure, =
sextarius, accusative to Böckh
Metrol. Unters. 244 compare Brandis
Münz- Mass- & Gewichtswesen 29, 30; the Hebrew hin (6.06 litres) was, however, much larger than the Egyptian hin (0.456 litre), see Hultsch
Metrol., Tab. xxi. p. 714, & pp. 368, 450 ff.; see further Ri
HWB Smith
Dict.Bib. EMey
Geschichte. i. 228) — absolute
Exodus 30:24 4t.
Ezekiel 45:46;
Exodus 29:40 (twice in verse) + 14 t.; construct
Leviticus 19:36; —
Ezekiel 4:11; usually in connection with offerings:
Exodus 29:40;Numbers 15:4,6,9;Numbers 28:5 (all P),Ezekiel 45:24;Ezekiel 46:5,6,11,14; — usually 1/4 hin to 1/10 ephah (of meal-offering);Numbers 15:6 1/3;Numbers 15:9 1/2; in Ezekiel a (whole) hin, exceptEzekiel 46:14 3-Janhin to 1/6. ephah.
Exodus 30:24.
Leviticus 23:13 (H); elsewhere P,Exodus 29:40;Numbers 15:5;Numbers 28:14 (all 1/4 hin)Numbers 15:7;Numbers 28:14 (both 1/3 hin),Numbers 15:10;Numbers 28:14 (both 1/2 hin; all with 1/10 to 3/10 ephah in case of meal-offering).
as drink-offeringNumbers 28:7 (P; 1/4 hin; compare Di).
Leviticus 19:36 (H)a just hin ("" , , ). — The hin = 1/6 bath according to Joseph.Ant. iii. 8, 3; 9, 4, = 6.06 litres (Hultschl.c.), see II. . On order of words in above passages, note that ( etc.) is usually appositive of liquid measured, & either precedes itExodus 29:40;Numbers 15:4;Numbers 28:14, or, more often, follows itExodus 30:24 10t.;Numbers 28:7 they are in different clauses; inExodus 29:40 we find , compareNumbers 15:6,9;Numbers 28:5; —Numbers 28:14 is peculiar: ( only at end).
Topical Lexicon
OverviewThe hin is the standard liquid measure appointed by the LORD for Israel’s worship and civic life. Its appearances trace a consistent biblical theme: God rules every detail of devotion, economy, and ethics, ensuring that what is offered or traded reflects His own precision and holiness.
Consecration of Priests and Sanctuary (Exodus 29:40;Exodus 30:24)
At the inaugural ordination of Aaron and his sons, the LORD required “a quarter hin of oil” and “a quarter hin of wine” with each daily lamb (Exodus 29:40). The same unit appears in the anointing oil recipe: “a hin of olive oil” blended with aromatic spices (Exodus 30:24). The hin thus stands at the very threshold of priestly ministry, uniting blood, oil, and wine in a single measure—pledging that the priesthood would serve only on divine terms.
Daily, Weekly, and Seasonal Offerings (Leviticus 23:13;Numbers 28:5, 7, 14)
Every continual burnt offering called for flour mixed with “a quarter hin of oil” and a drink offering of “a quarter hin of wine” (Numbers 28:5). The pattern extended to Sabbaths, New Moons, and the feasts: “Their drink offerings shall be half a hin of wine for a bull, a third of a hin for a ram, and a quarter of a hin for a lamb” (Numbers 28:14). By fixing the hin to each level of sacrifice, the LORD displayed both equity and abundance—the greater the animal, the greater the liquid gift, yet always in orderly proportion.
Drink Offerings and Fellowship Joy (Numbers 15:4–10)
The legislation for voluntary offerings reinforces the same gradation of hins. Wine poured beside the altar symbolized shared table fellowship with God. Because the hin determined that portion, every worshiper—rich or poor—could gauge the cost of devotion and know that his worship met God’s revealed standard.
Ethics of Honest Measure (Leviticus 19:36)
“You must maintain honest scales and balances, an honest ephah and hin” (Leviticus 19:36). Here the hin moves from sanctuary to street. Integrity in commerce becomes an extension of holiness in worship; the same measure that sanctified oil and wine must govern daily trade. False hins would profane the covenant as surely as unauthorized incense.
Prophetic and Visionary Usage (Ezekiel 4:11; 45:24; 46:5–14)
Ezekiel’s symbolic siege diet includes “a sixth of a hin of water” (Ezekiel 4:11), dramatizing Jerusalem’s coming scarcity. Yet in the prophet’s future temple, the hin reappears in offerings of restored abundance: “He shall provide…a hin of oil for each ephah of grain” (Ezekiel 45:24). The measure that once signified judgment now forecasts redeemed worship, underscoring God’s faithfulness to His covenant promises.
Christological Reflections
Oil, wine, and blood converge around the hin. Oil signals anointing, wine embodies joy, and blood secures atonement. In Jesus Christ—our Anointed Priest and once-for-all sacrifice—these symbols find completion. His poured-out life (John 19:34) and the “cup of the new covenant” (Matthew 26:28) fulfill every measured libation, shifting worship from shadow to substance while preserving the principle that God alone defines acceptable approach.
Ministry Implications Today
1. Precision in Worship: The hin warns against altering God’s prescriptions, encouraging careful fidelity in doctrine and practice.
2. Integrity in Life: The call for an “honest hin” urges transparency and fairness in all transactions, reminding believers that worship and ethics are inseparable.
3. Celebration of Provision: Regular drink offerings modeled gratitude; the Church likewise proclaims the Lord’s death until He comes, rejoicing in the measured yet abundant grace poured out through Christ.
Across Torah rites, prophetic visions, and New Covenant fulfillment, the hin teaches that holy living and true worship flow from the God who measures, provides, and satisfies.
Forms and Transliterations
הִ֥ין הִֽין׃ הַהִ֑ין הַהִ֔ין הַהִ֖ין הַהִ֛ין הַהִ֣ין הַהִֽין׃ הַהִין֩ ההין ההין׃ הין הין׃ וְהִ֥ין והין ha·hîn haHin hahîn Hin hîn veHin wə·hîn wəhîn
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