1. Plural of hin; an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure, approximately equivalent to 1.5 gallons or 5.7 liters.
Usage: biblical; historical; archaic

Examples

• The recipe called for three hins of olive oil according to the ancient text.
• Scholars debate the exact volume that hins represented in modern measurements.
• The temple records documented offerings measured in hins of wine.
• A hin was a standard measure used in biblical times for liquids.