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Lexicon :: Strong's H520 - 'ammâ

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אַמָּה
Transliteration
'ammâ
Pronunciation
am-maw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Prolonged from אֵם (H517)
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TWOT Reference: 115c

Strong’s Definitions

אַמָּה ʼammâh, am-maw'; prolonged from H517; properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance):—cubit, + hundred (by exchange for H3967), measure, post.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 245x

The KJV translates Strong's H520 in the following manner: cubit (242x), measure (1x), post (1x), not translated (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 245x
The KJV translates Strong's H520 in the following manner: cubit (242x), measure (1x), post (1x), not translated (1x).

  1. cubit - a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 18 in (.5m). There are several cubits used in the OT, the cubit of a man or common cubit (Dt 3.11), the legal cubit or cubit of the sanctuary (Eze 40.5) plus others. See a Bible Dictionary for a complete treatment.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אַמָּה ʼammâh, am-maw'; prolonged from H517; properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance):—cubit, + hundred (by exchange for H3967), measure, post.
STRONGS H520: Abbreviations
II. אַמָּה 246 noun feminine ell, cubit (SI אמה; so Sabean DHMZMG 1865, 613; Aramaic axmAf  , אַמָּא; Assyrian ammatu Nor280; Ethiopic እመት፡ etymology dubious; Thes and others mater brachii, i.e. length of fore-arm; others derive from √ אמם, أَمَّ precede, be in front, & hence fore-arm compare Di Isaiah 6:4; DlPr 109 MV derive immediately from √אמם be wide (see above), אַמָּה = distance, & hence a particular distance, ell, cubit) — א׳ absolute Genesis 6:15 +; construct אַמַּת Deuteronomy 3:11; Jeremiah 51:13; dual אַמָּתַיִם Exodus 25:10 +; plural אַמּוֺת Exodus 26:16 +; —
1. cubit, so אַמַּת־אִישׁ i.e. ordinary cubit, Deuteronomy 3:11 (compare Isaiah 8:1); in Ezekiel 40:5; Ezekiel 43:13 is a cubit one hand-breadth longer, compare 2 Chronicles 3:3 בַּמִּחָה הָרִאשׁוֺנָה א׳; absolute length dubious, compare SmithDict. Bib., article Weights and Measures; LepsiusLängenmaasse der Alten, SBAk 1883, 1195 f. identification with Egyptian, longer cubit. 525m., shorter.450m.; see also Id.Babylonian-Assyr. Längenmaasse 1877; MBAk 1877, 741 OppertGGA 1878, 1055; Rev. d'Assyr. i. 124 (also on the Babylonian 'half-cubit' =.270 m. HptAJPh 1888, 419 HomSemiten i. 501); on אַצִּילָה א׳ Ezekiel 41:8 compare Sm & Co (Co strike out); חֲמֵשׁ אמות קָנִים Ezekiel 42:16 Kt, read מֵאוֺת so Qr Co; chiefly in Exodus 25-27. 36-38 (56 times) 1 Kings 6, 7 (45 times) 2 Chronicles 3 & 2 Chronicles 4 (21 times) Ezekiel 40-43 (86 times); a (one) cubit = אַמָּה Genesis 6:16; Exodus 25:10, 23 +; הָאַמָּה Ezekiel 43:14; אַחַת א׳ Ezekiel 40:12 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 40:42 (3 times in verse); Ezekiel 42:4; Ezekiel 43:14; two cubits = אַמָּתַיִם Exodus 25:10, 17, 23; Exodus 30:2; Exodus 37:1, 6, 10, 25; Numbers 11:31; שְׁתַּיִם אַמּוֺת Ezekiel 40:9; Ezekiel 41:3, 22; Ezekiel 43:14; with Numbers 1-10 א׳ mostly follows number in plural Exodus 26:16; Exodus 27:1 (3 times in verse); 1 Kings 6:10; Ezekiel 40:5, 7, 9 +; with numbers 11-1000 +, it mostly following number in singular Genesis 6:15 (3 times in verse); Exodus 27:12, 13; Exodus 38:13, 14, 15; Numbers 35:4; Joshua 3:4; 1 Kings 6:2 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 6:3; 1 Kings 7:15 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 52:21, 22; Ezekiel 40:49 (twice in verse) +; seldom following, in plural Ezekiel 40:11 (strike out Co) Ezekiel 40:27 (Co singular) Ezekiel 42:2; so also עֶשְׂרִים וְחָמֵשׁ אַמּוֺת Ezekiel 40:13, 29 but חָמֵשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה Ezekiel 40:25, 30, 33, 36; (late) also in plural precedes all Numbers 2 Chronicles 3:3 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 3:4, 8 (twice in verse) +; 2 Chronicles 6:13; Ezekiel 42:2; also often בָּאַמָּה following all numbers Exodus 26:2 (twice in verse); Exodus 26:8 (twice in verse); Exodus 27:9, 18; Exodus 36:9 (twice in verse); Exodus 36:15 (twice in verse); Exodus 36:21; Numbers 35:5 (4 times in verse); 1 Kings 6:6 (3 times in verse); 1 Kings 7:23 (3 times in verse); 2 Chronicles 4:2 (3 times in verse); Ezekiel 40:21; Ezekiel 47:3; Zechariah 5:2 (twice in verse) +, compare לְאַמּוֺת חָמֵשׁ 2 Chronicles 3:11; often וַחֲצִי א׳ Exodus 25:10 (3 times in verse); Exodus 25:17 (twice in verse) +, also וַחֲצִי הָא׳ א׳ Exodus 26:16; Exodus 36:21; 1 Kings 17:31; 1 Kings 17:32; 1 Kings 17:35 etc.; compare שֵׁשׁ אַמּוֺת וָזָרֶ֑ת 1 Samuel 17:4; followed by בַּמִּדָּה in measurement Joshua 3:4; 2 Chronicles 3:3.
2. † measure, full measure, limit, only אַמַּת בִּצְעֵךְ the measure of thy gain-making Jeremiah 51:13 (|| קִצֵּךְ).

† III. [אַמָּה] noun feminine (etymology & meaning dubious; Thes foundation (compare Talmud AW), from אֵם in metaphorical sense, compare MV; De on Isaiah 6:4 derived similarly, but makes support of superliminaria (compare Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Vulgate); Ew Di derived from √ אמם = أَمَّ precede, whence إِمَامً front; DlPr 110 translates holder from √ אמם be wide, hence contain, hold) only הַסִּפִּים אַמּוֺת Isaiah 6:4.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H521.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

6:15; 6:15; 6:16

Exodus

25; 25; 25:10; 25:10; 25:10; 25:10; 25:17; 25:17; 25:23; 25:23; 26; 26:2; 26:8; 26:16; 26:16; 26:16; 27; 27:1; 27:9; 27:12; 27:13; 27:18; 30:2; 36:9; 36:15; 36:21; 36:21; 37:1; 37:6; 37:10; 37:25; 38:13; 38:14; 38:15

Numbers

1; 2; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11:31; 35:4; 35:5

Deuteronomy

3:11; 3:11

Joshua

3:4; 3:4

1 Samuel

17:4

1 Kings

6; 6:2; 6:3; 6:6; 6:7; 6:10; 7:15; 7:23

2 Chronicles

3; 3:3; 3:3; 3:4; 3:8; 3:11; 4; 4:2; 6:13

Isaiah

6:4; 6:4; 6:4; 8:1

Jeremiah

51:13; 51:13; 52:21; 52:22

Ezekiel

40; 40:5; 40:5; 40:7; 40:9; 40:9; 40:11; 40:12; 40:13; 40:21; 40:25; 40:27; 40:29; 40:30; 40:33; 40:36; 40:42; 40:49; 41; 41:3; 41:8; 41:22; 42; 42:2; 42:2; 42:4; 42:16; 43; 43:13; 43:14; 43:14; 43:14; 47:3

Zechariah

5:2

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Strong's Number H520 matches the Hebrew אַמָּה ('ammâ),
which occurs 59 times in 30 verses in 'Exo' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:10 - And they shall make an ark of acacia-wood; two cubits and a half the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:17 - And thou shalt make a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:23 - And thou shalt make a table of acacia-wood, two cubits the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:2 - The length of one curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits -- one measure for all the curtains.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:8 - The length of one curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits -- one measure for the eleven curtains.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:13 - And the cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:16 - ten cubits the length of the board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of one board.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:1 - And thou shalt make the altar of acacia-wood, five cubits the length, and five cubits the breadth; the altar shall be square; and the height thereof three cubits.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:9 - And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle. On the south side, southward, hangings for the court of twined byssus; a hundred cubits the length for the one side,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:12 - -- And the breadth of the court on the west side, hangings of fifty cubits; their pillars ten, and their bases ten.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:13 - -- And the breadth of the court on the east side, eastward, fifty cubits;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:14 - the hangings on the one wing, of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their bases three.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:16 - -- And for the gate of the court a curtain of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus, embroidered with needlework; their pillars four, and their bases four.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:18 - The length of the court shall be a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty everywhere, and the height five cubits of twined byssus; and their bases of copper.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:2 - a cubit the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof -- square shall it be; and two cubits its height; of itself shall be its horns.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:9 - The length of one curtain was twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits -- one measure for all the curtains.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:15 - The length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits the breadth of one curtain -- one measure for the eleven curtains.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:21 - ten cubits the length of the boards, and one cubit and a half the breadth of one board;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:1 - And Bezaleel made the ark of acacia-wood; two cubits and a half the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:6 - -- And he made a mercy-seat of pure gold; two cubits and a half the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:10 - And he made the table of acacia-wood; two cubits the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:25 - And he made the altar of incense of acacia-wood; a cubit the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, square, and two cubits the height thereof: its horns were of itself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:1 - And he made the altar of burnt-offering of acacia-wood; five cubits the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof, square, and three cubits the height thereof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:9 - And he made the court. On the south side southward, the hangings of the court were of twined byssus, a hundred cubits;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:11 - And on the north side, a hundred cubits; their pillars twenty, and their bases twenty, of copper; the hooks of the pillars and their connecting-rods of silver.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:12 - And on the west side, hangings of fifty cubits; their pillars ten, and their bases ten; the hooks of the pillars and their connecting-rods of silver.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:13 - And for the east side, eastward, fifty cubits;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:14 - the hangings on the one wing of fifteen cubits, their pillars three, and their bases three;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:15 - and on the other wing, on this side as on that side of the gate of the court, hangings of fifteen cubits, their pillars three, and their bases three.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:18 - -- And the curtain of the gate of the court was of embroidery of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus; and the length was twenty cubits, and the height like the breadth, five cubits, just as the hangings of the court;
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