Lexicon :: Strong's H2239 - zereṯ

זֶרֶת
Transliteration
zereṯ
Pronunciation
zeh'-reth
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From זָרָה (H2219)
Dictionary Aids

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. ( זַרְתָּא, Syriac ; 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.
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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