hin
/ˈhɪn/
hin noun: a former Hebrew liquid measure of volume (about 3.8 L).
Noun
hin (plural hins)
- A former Hebrew liquid measure of volume (about 3.8 L).
- 500 shekels of cassia — all according to the sanctuary shekel — and a hin of olive oil.1973, Bible (New International Version), Exodus 30:24
- An Ancient Egyptian liquid measure of volume (about 0.48 L).
- The hin for liquids was subdivided dimidially down to ¹⁄₃₂ = 1 ro.1997, Helaine Selin, Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Westen Cultures
Proper noun capitalized: Hin
Hin (plural Hins)
- A surname.
Forms of hin
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | hins |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Hins |
Origin of hin
From Middle English hin, from Latin hin, from Hebrew הִין, from Egyptian h:n-nw-w-W22 (hnw, “jar, unit of liquid volume”).
Borrowed from Khmer. Borrowed also from Dutch Hin.
Phrases with hin
Words that rhyme with hin
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- chin
- Flynn
- bin
- Quinn
- sin
- tin
- Bryn
- corinne
- inn
- din
- Finn
- grin
- kin
- lin
- linn
- unpin
- Benin
- min
- shin
- violin
- wherein
- within
- akin
- been
- begin
- brin
- chin-chin
- lyn
- mandolin
- whin
- zoom in
- agin
- agrin
- Arabian jasmine
- blin
- djinn
- Douyin
- edge in
- gimme some skin
- glyn
- herein
- jinn
- Karin
- kissing kin
- lecithin
- Nguyen
- nin
Questions about hin
- What does hin mean?
- Hin means a former Hebrew liquid measure of volume (about 3.8 L).
- What part of speech is hin?
- Hin can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce hin?
- Hin is pronounced /ˈhɪn/.
- What is the plural of hin?
- The plural of hin is hins.
Words near hin in the dictionary
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