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Lexicon :: Strong's H2239 - zereṯ

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זֶרֶת
Transliteration
zereṯ
Pronunciation
zeh'-reth
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 587

Strong’s Definitions

זֶרֶת zereth, zeh'-reth; from H2219; the spread of the fingers, i.e. a span:—span.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H2239 in the following manner: span (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H2239 in the following manner: span (7x).

  1. span

    1. a unit of measure, approx half-cubit, or the distance from the thumb to the little finger on an outstretched hand

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
זֶרֶת zereth, zeh'-reth; from H2219; the spread of the fingers, i.e. a span:—span.
STRONGS H2239: Abbreviations
† זֶ֫רֶת noun feminine span (Late Hebrew id. (Targum זַרְתָּא, Syriac bdb028409; apparently from Hebrew), etymology dubious; Thes and most derive from √ זרה, see Ol§ 146 b but also Sta§ 187 a; BaZMG 1887, 607 proposes √ זרה measure off, determine, compare p. 280) — span, as standard of measurement, תִּכֵּן שָׁמַיִם בַּז׳ Isaiah 40:12; elsewhere of actual size, a span, distance between ends of thumb and little finger of spread hand; = 1/2 cubit (see אַמָּה & references; compare Exodus 25:10 with JosephAnt. iii. 6, 5), ז׳ Exodus 28:16 (twice in verse); Exodus 39:9 (twice in verse) (all P) Ezekiel 43:13; זָ֑רֶת 1 Samuel 17:4 six cubits and a span. See HultschMetrol. 1882, 443 BenzArchäol. 179.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

25:10; 28:16; 39:9

1 Samuel

17:4

Isaiah

40:12

Ezekiel

43:13

H2239

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2239 matches the Hebrew זֶרֶת (zereṯ),
which occurs 7 times in 5 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:16 - It is to be square—a span[fn] long and a span wide—and folded double.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:9 - It was square—a span[fn] long and a span wide—and folded double.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:4 - A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. His height was six cubits and a span.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:12 - Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on the scales and the hills in a balance?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 43:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:13 - “These are the measurements of the altar in long cubits,[fn] that cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth: Its gutter is a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span[fn] around the edge. And this is the height of the altar:
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