Bible Dictionary
Tenth deal
A tenth deal was one-tenth of an ephah, also called an omer, used chiefly to measure flour for meal offerings and other sacrifices.
Definition
A tenth deal was one-tenth of an ephah, also called an omer. It was a measure used chiefly for flour in meal offerings and other sacrifices.
Biblical Usage
The recovered leper was required to present a tenth deal of flour with oil as part of the offerings connected with purification. The measure was also used in the sacrificial regulations.
Historical Background
The tenth deal was approximately an omer, or about six pints according to the supplied material.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
I.e., the tenth part of an ephah (as in the R.V.), equal to an omer or six pints. The recovered leper, to complete his purification, was required to bring a trespass, a sin, and a burnt offering, and to present a meal offering, a tenth deal or an omer of flour for each, with oil to make it into bread or cakes (Lev. 14:10, 21; comp. Ex. 16:36; 29:40).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>del (`issaron): The tenth part of an ephah, and so rendered in the Revised Version (British and American) (Nu 28; 29). It was used in connection with the sacrifices for measuring flour.</p>