hin

American

[hin] / hɪn /

noun

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

hin British

/ hɪn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of hin

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

Example Sentences

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“We used to make fun of hin as a team because he was old,” Woods said of Pelluer, the inside linebacker who was granted a sixth season in 2018 because of an injury.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 27, 2021

Once he shouted put: "Hi haw him hoe humhin hin hair!" meaning: "I saw him throw something in there!"

From Time Magazine Archive

Rumor said that Pao fired three astrologers in a row for providinig hin with unfavorable predictions.

From Time Magazine Archive

Walking along East Berlin's Friedrichstrasse, looking for an American or a British flag, Mieczyslaw was stopped by a jack-booted young Volkspolizist: "Wo gehst du hin?"

From Time Magazine Archive

I had all this prepared in my house; in addition I gave cream in the pantry and beer in the cellar in a more than sufficient number of hin measures.

From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge

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