hin

[ hin ]

/ hɪn /

noun

an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).

Nearby words

himmler, heinrich, hims, himself, himyarite, himyaritic, hin, hinahina, hinau, hinault, hinault, bernard, hinayana

Origin of hin

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin (Vulgate) < Greek (Septuagint) < Hebrew hīn < Egyptian hnw a liquid measure, literally, jar

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Examples from the Web for hin

Hin′duism, Hin′dooism, the religion and customs of the Hindus.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
And the tenth part of an ephi of flour, which shall be tempered with the, purest oil, of the measure of the fourth part of a hin.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Ze steel get hin ze roll, ze stamp break, ze tram break, ze men kick.
Blue Goose|Frank Lewis Nason
At this time the sounds Hin and others may be made, alternately or optionally, according to habit.
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana|Vatsyayana

Hin ten minutes' time he was seated at a purfekly luvly lunch, and a peggin away with sitch a happytight as princes mite enwy!
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 102, Feb. 20, 1892|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hin

hin

/ (hɪn) /

noun

a Hebrew unit of capacity equal to about 12 pints or 3.5 litres

Word Origin for hin

from Late Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew hīn, from Egyptian hnw

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