Bible Dictionary
Seah
A seah was an ancient Hebrew dry measure equal to about one and one-half pecks.
Definition
A seah was an ancient Hebrew dry measure, equal to about one and one-half pecks. The term could also refer to a land measure of fifty cubits by fifty.
Biblical Usage
The seah belongs to the biblical system of measures and is treated as a measure of dry capacity.
Historical Background
Its exact modern equivalent is approximate; the supplied material gives about one and one-half pecks.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
In land measure, a space of 50 cubits long by 50 broad. In measure of capacity, a seah was a little over one peck. (See MEASURE.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>se'-a (ce'ah): A dry measure equal to about one and one-half pecks.</p><p>See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.</p>