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# According to Rav Chaim Noeh, the Amah is 18.90 inches (48 centimeters), the Tefach is 3.15 inches (8 centimeters), and the Etzbah is 0.79 inches (2 centimeters) <ref>Shiurei Torah (by Rav Chaim Noeh, Siman 3 Seif 25 pg 249) </ref> | # According to Rav Chaim Noeh, the Amah is 18.90 inches (48 centimeters), the Tefach is 3.15 inches (8 centimeters), and the Etzbah is 0.79 inches (2 centimeters) <ref>Shiurei Torah (by Rav Chaim Noeh, Siman 3 Seif 25 pg 249) </ref> | ||
# According to the Chazon Ish, the Amah is 24 inches (60.96 centimeters), the Tefach is 4 inches (10.16 centimeters), and the Etzbah is 1 inch (2.54 centimeters). <ref> Shiurin shel Torah (pg 3) by the Steipler quoting the Chazon Ish but admitting that these are approximate measures because of the need to publicize the measures but not an accurate calculation. </ref> | # According to the Chazon Ish, the Amah is 24 inches (60.96 centimeters), the Tefach is 4 inches (10.16 centimeters), and the Etzbah is 1 inch (2.54 centimeters). <ref> Shiurin shel Torah (pg 3) by the Steipler quoting the Chazon Ish but admitting that these are approximate measures because of the need to publicize the measures but not an accurate calculation. </ref> | ||
==Mil== | |||
# When Mil is given in terms of time, some consider it 18 minutes, some 22.5 minutes, and some 24 minutes. <ref>S"A 459:2 writes that the mil is 18 minutes. Biur Halacha 459:2 D"H Haviy quotes some who consider it 22.5 minutes and others who say that it is 24 minutes.</ref> | |||
# When Mil is given in terms of distance it is equal to 2000 [[Amot]]. <ref>[http://www.yeshiva.org.il/midrash/shiur.asp?id=15883#3b Rabbi Melamed]</ref> | |||
==Reviyit== | ==Reviyit== | ||
# A Reviyit is a Kebaytzah and a half. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 486:1 </ref>Therefore, Rav Chaim Noeh holds that the Reviyit is 86 grams (3 oz),<ref>Shiurei Tzion (p. 69)</ref> the Chazon Ish holds that the Reviyit is 150 grams (5.3 oz). <ref> Rav Chaim Kanievsky in Shiurin Shel Torah (p. 66) according to the rulings of the Chazon Ish </ref>, and some quote Rav Moshe as saying the Reviyit is 3.3 oz. <ref>Vezot HaBracha (Birur Halacha 1) quotes Haggadat Kol Dodi which quotes Rav Moshe Feinstein as saying that a Reviyit is 3.3 oz.</ref> | # A Reviyit is a Kebaytzah and a half. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 486:1 </ref>Therefore, Rav Chaim Noeh holds that the Reviyit is 86 grams (3 oz),<ref>Shiurei Tzion (p. 69)</ref> the Chazon Ish holds that the Reviyit is 150 grams (5.3 oz). <ref> Rav Chaim Kanievsky in Shiurin Shel Torah (p. 66) according to the rulings of the Chazon Ish </ref>, and some quote Rav Moshe as saying the Reviyit is 3.3 oz. <ref>Vezot HaBracha (Birur Halacha 1) quotes Haggadat Kol Dodi which quotes Rav Moshe Feinstein as saying that a Reviyit is 3.3 oz.</ref> | ||
