BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H520
am.mah — cubit
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 (De 3:11), the legal cubit or cubit of the sanctuary (Eze 40:5) plus others. See a Bible Dictionary for a complete treatment. Aramaic equivalent: am.mah (אַמָּה "cubit" H0521)
86 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H521
am.mah — cubit
cubit-a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 18 in (. 5 m) Aramaic of am.mah (אַמָּה "cubit" H0520A)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7070
qa.neh — branch
: branch 1) reed, stalk, bone, balances 1a) stalk 1b) water-plant, reed 1c) calamus (aromatic reed) 1d) derived meanings 1d1) measuring-rod 1d2) reed (as unit of measure-6 cubits) 1d3) beam (of scales-for scales themselves) 1d4) shaft (of lampstand) 1d5) branches (of lampstand) 1d6) shoulder-joint
26 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1162
bo.az — Boaz
A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.2.1; son of: Salmon (H8007) and Rahab (H7343); married to Ruth (H7327); father of: Obed (H5744) Also named: Booz (Βοόζ "Boaz" G1003) § Boaz = "fleetness" 1) ancestor of David, kinsman-redeemer to Ruth, daughter-in-law of Naomi 2) name of the left of two brazen pillars, 18 cubits high, erected in the porch of Solomon's temple
22 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3727
kap.po.ret — mercy seat
1) mercy-seat, place of atonement 1a) the golden plate of propitiation on which the High Priest sprinkled the seat 7 times on the Day of Atonement symbolically reconciling Jehovah and His chosen people 1a1) the slab of gold on top of the ark of the covenant which measured 2.5 by 1.5 cubits; on it and part of it were the two golden cherubim facing each other whose outstretched wings came together above and constituted the throne of God
22 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4083
pēchus — cubit/hour
πῆχυς, -εως genitive pl., -ῶν (for Att.. -εων, see WH, App., 157; Thackeray, Gr., 151; Deiss., BS, 153), [in LXX chiefly and frequently for אַמָּה ;] 1. the forearm (Hom.). 2. As a measure of length, a cubit: Mat.6:27, Luk.12:25, Jhn.21:8, Rev.21:17.† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2239
ze.ret — span
1) span 1a) a unit of measure, approx half-cubit, or the distance from the thumb to the little finger on an outstretched hand
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1574
go.med — short cubit
1) cubit 2) (CLBL) half-cubit-the measure between a cubit and a span-9 in (20 cm)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H522
am.mah — Ammah
§ Ammah = "a cubit" a hill near Gibeon
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6795
dekapēchus — ten cubits
ten cubits long , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6940
dipēchus — two cubits
two cubits long, broad , etc., (Herdotus Historicus), etc. (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8477
oktapēchus — eight cubits
eight cubits
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8696
pentapēchus — of five cubits
five cubits long or broad , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Heb. ‘ammah; i.e., “mother of the arm,” the fore-arm, is a word derived from the Latin cubitus, the lower arm. It is difficult to determine the exact length of this measure, from the uncertainty whether it included the entire length from the elbow to the tip of the longest finger, or only from the elbow to the root of the hand at the wrist. The probability is that the longer was the original cubit. The common computation as to the length of the cubit makes it 20.24 inches for the ordinary cubit, and 21.888 inches for the sacred one. This is the same as the Egyptian measurements. A rod or staff the measure of a cubit is called in Judg. 3:16 gomed, which literally means a “cut,” something “cut off.” The LXX. and Vulgate render it “span.”
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
