סְאָה
Meanings
Feminine noun
1. seah, an ancient Hebrew unit equivalent to ⅓ of an ephah.
Pronunciation
se'a
Examples3
גׇּבְהוֹ שֶׁל הַסּוּס חמש עֲשָׂרָה אַמּוֹת וּמִשְׁקָלוֹ שִׁבְעִים סְאָה.
This horse stands fifteen hands and weighs seventy stone.
מַהֲרִי שְׁלֹשׁ סְאִים קֶמַח סֹלֶת לוּשִׁי וַעֲשִׂי עֻגוֹת.
Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.
Talmud Bavli, Maseches Pesachim 87b
כְּלוּם אָדָם זוֹרֵעַ סְאָה אֶלָּא לְהַכְנִיס כַּמָּה כורין
A man sows a se'a but to gain several korim...? [i.e., Does a man sow a small amount for a reason other than to gain many times the original amount?]