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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - אַמָּה
אַמָּה
H520
Transliteration: ʼammâh
Pronunciation: am-maw'
Definition: cubit
Original: אמּה Transliteration: 'ammâh Phonetic: am-maw'
BDB Definition:
- cubit - a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 18 inches (.5 meters). There are several cubits used in the OT, the cubit of a man or common cubit (Deu 3:11), the legal cubit or cubit of the sanctuary (Eze 40:5) plus others. See a Bible Dictionary for a complete treatment.