Lexical Definition
לֹג lôg (lohg) log H:N-M
from an unused root apparently meaning to deepen or hollow (like כַּד)
log (of oil).
- a log or measure forliquids
1) log
1a) a liquid measure equal to about one half litre
Brown-Driver-Briggs
לֹג noun masculineLev 14:10 a liquid measure (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic לוּגָּה; also ,
a (dessert -;) dish, etc.; meaning of √ dubious; Thes compare Arabic
be deep,
depth, abyss); — ׳ל absolute Lev 14:10 construct vLev 14:12 + 3 t. Lev 14 always of oil (שֶׁמֶן) Lev 14:10; Lev 14:12; Lev 14:15; Lev 14:21; Lev 14:24 (P; all in law of purification of leper); according to Talmud = 1/12 hin (see הִין above; ZuckermannJüd. Mass. system, 49) i.e. approximately 1/2 litre; BenzArchaeology 182, 184 NowArchaeology i. 204f.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Leviticus | Chapter 14 · 14:10 · 14:12 · 14:15 · 14:21 · 14:24 |