Bible Dictionary
Cab
A cab, or kab, was a small Hebrew dry measure equal to one-sixth of a seah and one-eighteenth of an ephah, approximately two English quarts.
Definition
A cab, or kab, was a small Hebrew dry measure. It was one-sixth of a seah and one-eighteenth of an ephah, equaling about two English quarts.
Biblical Usage
The measure is mentioned in the account of scarcity and famine in Samaria.
Historical Background
The Authorized Version uses “cab,” while the Revised Version uses “kab.”
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Hollow (R.V., “kab”), occurs only in 2 Kings 6:25; a dry measure, the sixth part of a seah, and the eighteenth part of an ephah, equal to about two English quarts.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
[Measures]
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>See KAB.</p>