Lexicon :: Strong's H520 - 'ammâ

אַמָּה

Transliteration

'ammâ

Pronunciation

am-maw'

Part of Speech

feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

Prolonged from אֵם (H517)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 115c

Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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)

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STRONGS H520: Abbreviations

II. אַמָּה ₂₄₆ noun feminine ell, cubit (SI אמה; so Sabean DHM^{ZMG 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; Dl^{Pr 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 Smith^{Dict. Bib., article Weights and Measures}; Lepsius^{Längenmaasse der Alten, SBAk 1883, 1195 f.} identification with Egyptian, longer cubit. 525m., shorter.450m.; see also Id.^{Babylonian-Assyr. Längenmaasse 1877; MBAk 1877, 741} Oppert^{GGA 1878, 1055; Rev. d'Assyr. i. 124} (also on the Babylonian 'half-cubit' =.270 m. Hpt^{AJPh 1888, 419} Hom^{Semiten 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 ); Ew Di derived from √ אמם = أَمَّ precede, whence إِمَامً front; Dl^{Pr 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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Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H520 matches the Hebrew אַמָּה ('ammâ),
which occurs 249 times in 132 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 6:15–1Ki 6:26)

Gen 6:15

Gen 6:15 - And this is the fashion which thou shalt make^H6213 it of: The length^H753 of the ark^H8392 shall be three^H7969 hundred^H3967 cubits,^H520 the breadth^H7341 of it fifty^H2572 cubits,^H520 and the height^H6967 of it thirty^H7970 cubits.^H520

Gen 6:16

Gen 6:16 - A window^H6672 shalt thou make^H6213 to the ark,^H8392 and in a cubit^H520 shalt thou finish^H3615 it above;^H4605 and the door^H6607 of the ark^H8392 shalt thou set^H7760 in the side thereof;^H6654 with lower,^H8482 second,^H8145 and third^H7992 stories shalt thou make^H6213 it.

Gen 7:20

Gen 7:20 - Fifteen^H6240^H2568 cubits^H520 upward^H4605 did the waters^H4325 prevail;^H1396 and the mountains^H2022 were covered.^H3680

Exo 25:10

Exo 25:10 - And they shall make^H6213 an ark^H727 of shittim^H7848 wood:^H6086 two cubits^H520 and a half^H2677 shall be the length^H753 thereof, and a cubit^H520 and a half^H2677 the breadth^H7341 thereof, and a cubit^H520 and a half^H2677 the height^H6967 thereof.

Exo 25:17

Exo 25:17 - And thou shalt make^H6213 a mercy seat^H3727 of pure^H2889 gold:^H2091 two cubits^H520 and a half^H2677 shall be the length^H753 thereof, and a cubit^H520 and a half^H2677 the breadth^H7341 thereof.

Exo 25:23

Exo 25:23 - Thou shalt also make^H6213 a table^H7979 of shittim^H7848 wood:^H6086 two cubits^H520 shall be the length^H753 thereof, and a cubit^H520 the breadth^H7341 thereof, and a cubit^H520 and a half^H2677 the height^H6967 thereof.

Exo 26:2

Exo 26:2 - The length^H753 of one^H259 curtain^H3407 shall be eight^H8083 and twenty^H6242 cubits,^H520 and the breadth^H7341 of one^H259 curtain^H3407 four^H702 cubits:^H520 and every one of the curtains^H3407 shall have one^H259 measure.^H4060

Exo 26:8

Exo 26:8 - The length^H753 of one^H259 curtain^H3407 shall be thirty^H7970 cubits,^H520 and the breadth^H7341 of one^H259 curtain^H3407 four^H702 cubits:^H520 and the eleven^H6249^H6240 curtains^H3407 shall be all of one^H259 measure.^H4060

Exo 26:13

Exo 26:13 - And a cubit^H520 on the one side,^H2088 and a cubit^H520 on the other side of that which remaineth^H5736 in the length^H753 of the curtains^H3407 of the tent,^H168 it shall hang^H5628 over the sides^H6654 of the tabernacle^H4908 on this side and on that side, to cover^H3680 it.

Exo 26:16

Exo 26:16 - Ten^H6235 cubits^H520 shall be the length^H753 of a board,^H7175 and a cubit^H520 and a half^H2677 shall be the breadth^H7341 of one^H259 board.^H7175

Exo 27:1

Exo 27:1 - And thou shalt make^H6213 an altar^H4196 of shittim^H7848 wood,^H6086 five^H2568 cubits^H520 long,^H753 and five^H2568 cubits^H520 broad;^H7341 the altar^H4196 shall be foursquare:^H7251 and the height^H6967 thereof shall be three^H7969 cubits.^H520

Exo 27:9

Exo 27:9 - And thou shalt make^H6213 the court^H2691 of the tabernacle:^H4908 for the south^H5045 side^H6285 southward^H8486 there shall be hangings^H7050 for the court^H2691 of fine twined^H7806 linen^H8336 of an hundred^H3967 cubits^H520 long^H753 for one^H259 side:^H6285

Exo 27:12

Exo 27:12 - And for the breadth^H7341 of the court^H2691 on the west^H3220 side^H6285 shall be hangings^H7050 of fifty^H2572 cubits:^H520 their pillars^H5982 ten,^H6235 and their sockets^H134 ten.^H6235

Exo 27:13

Exo 27:13 - And the breadth^H7341 of the court^H2691 on the east^H6924 side^H6285 eastward^H4217 shall be fifty^H2572 cubits.^H520

Exo 27:14

Exo 27:14 - The hangings^H7050 of one side^H3802 of the gate shall be fifteen^H2568^H6240 cubits:^H520 their pillars^H5982 three,^H7969 and their sockets^H134 three.^H7969

Exo 27:16

Exo 27:16 - And for the gate^H8179 of the court^H2691 shall be an hanging^H4539 of twenty^H6242 cubits,^H520 of blue,^H8504 and purple,^H713 and scarlet,^H8144^H8438 and fine twined^H7806 linen,^H8336 wrought with needlework:^H7551^H4639 and their pillars^H5982 shall be four,^H702 and their sockets^H134 four.^H702

Exo 27:18

Exo 27:18 - The length^H753 of the court^H2691 shall be an hundred^H3967 cubits,^H520 and the breadth^H7341 fifty^H2572 every where,^H2572 and the height^H6967 five^H2568 cubits^H520 of fine twined^H7806 linen,^H8336 and their sockets^H134 of brass.^H5178

Exo 30:2

Exo 30:2 - A cubit^H520 shall be the length^H753 thereof, and a cubit^H520 the breadth^H7341 thereof; foursquare^H7251 shall it be: and two cubits^H520 shall be the height^H6967 thereof: the horns^H7161 thereof shall be of the same.

Exo 36:9

Exo 36:9 - The length^H753 of one^H259 curtain^H3407 was twenty^H6242 and eight^H8083 cubits,^H520 and the breadth^H7341 of one^H259 curtain^H3407 four^H702 cubits:^H520 the curtains^H3407 were all of one^H259 size.^H4060

Exo 36:15

Exo 36:15 - The length^H753 of one^H259 curtain^H3407 was thirty^H7970 cubits,^H520 and four^H702 cubits^H520 was the breadth^H7341 of one^H259 curtain:^H3407 the eleven^H6249^H6240 curtains^H3407 were of one^H259 size.^H4060

Exo 36:21

Exo 36:21 - The length^H753 of a board^H7175 was ten^H6235 cubits,^H520 and the breadth^H7341 of a board^H7175 one^H259 cubit^H520 and a half.^H2677

Exo 37:1

Exo 37:1 - And Bezaleel^H1212 made^H6213 the ark^H727 of shittim^H7848 wood:^H6086 two cubits^H520 and a half^H2677 was the length^H753 of it, and a cubit^H520 and a half^H2677 the breadth^H7341 of it, and a cubit^H520 and a half^H2677 the height^H6967 of it:

Exo 37:6

Exo 37:6 - And he made^H6213 the mercy seat^H3727 of pure^H2889 gold:^H2091 two cubits^H520 and a half^H2677 was the length^H753 thereof, and one cubit^H520 and a half^H2677 the breadth^H7341 thereof.

Exo 37:10

Exo 37:10 - And he made^H6213 the table^H7979 of shittim^H7848 wood:^H6086 two cubits^H520 was the length^H753 thereof, and a cubit^H520 the breadth^H7341 thereof, and a cubit^H520 and a half^H2677 the height^H6967 thereof:

Exo 37:25

Exo 37:25 - And he made^H6213 the incense^H7004 altar^H4196 of shittim^H7848 wood:^H6086 the length^H753 of it was a cubit,^H520 and the breadth^H7341 of it a cubit;^H520 it was foursquare;^H7251 and two cubits^H520 was the height^H6967 of it; the horns^H7161 thereof were of the same.

Exo 38:1

Exo 38:1 - And he made^H6213 the altar^H4196 of burnt offering^H5930 of shittim^H7848 wood:^H6086 five^H2568 cubits^H520 was the length^H753 thereof, and five^H2568 cubits^H520 the breadth^H7341 thereof; it was foursquare;^H7251 and three^H7969 cubits^H520 the height^H6967 thereof.

Exo 38:9

Exo 38:9 - And he made^H6213 the court:^H2691 on the south^H5045 side^H6285 southward^H8486 the hangings^H7050 of the court^H2691 were of fine twined^H7806 linen,^H8336 an hundred^H3967 cubits:^H520

Exo 38:11

Exo 38:11 - And for the north^H6828 side^H6285 the hangings were an hundred^H3967 cubits,^H520 their pillars^H5982 were twenty,^H6242 and their sockets^H134 of brass^H5178 twenty;^H6242 the hooks^H2053 of the pillars^H5982 and their fillets^H2838 of silver.^H3701

Exo 38:12

Exo 38:12 - And for the west^H3220 side^H6285 were hangings^H7050 of fifty^H2572 cubits,^H520 their pillars^H5982 ten,^H6235 and their sockets^H134 ten;^H6235 the hooks^H2053 of the pillars^H5982 and their fillets^H2838 of silver.^H3701

Exo 38:13

Exo 38:13 - And for the east^H6924 side^H6285 eastward^H4217 fifty^H2572 cubits.^H520

Exo 38:14

Exo 38:14 - The hangings^H7050 of the one side^H3802 of the gate were fifteen^H2568^H6240 cubits;^H520 their pillars^H5982 three,^H7969 and their sockets^H134 three.^H7969

Exo 38:15

Exo 38:15 - And for the other^H8145 side^H3802 of the court^H2691 gate,^H8179 on this hand and that hand, were hangings^H7050 of fifteen^H2568^H6240 cubits;^H520 their pillars^H5982 three,^H7969 and their sockets^H134 three.^H7969

Exo 38:18

Exo 38:18 - And the hanging^H4539 for the gate^H8179 of the court^H2691 was needlework,^H7551^H4639 of blue,^H8504 and purple,^H713 and scarlet,^H8144^H8438 and fine twined^H7806 linen:^H8336 and twenty^H6242 cubits^H520 was the length,^H753 and the height^H6967 in the breadth^H7341 was five^H2568 cubits,^H520 answerable^H5980 to the hangings^H7050 of the court.^H2691

Num 11:31

Num 11:31 - And there went forth^H5265 a wind^H7307 from the LORD,^H3068 and brought^H1468 quails^H7958 from the sea,^H3220 and let them fall^H5203 by the camp,^H4264 as it were a day's^H3117 journey^H1870 on this side,^H3541 and as it were a day's^H3117 journey^H1870 on the other side,^H3541 round about^H5439 the camp,^H4264 and as it were two cubits^H520 high upon the face^H6440 of the earth.^H776

Num 35:4

Num 35:4 - And the suburbs^H4054 of the cities,^H5892 which ye shall give^H5414 unto the Levites,^H3881 shall reach from the wall^H7023 of the city^H5892 and outward^H2351 a thousand^H505 cubits^H520 round about.^H5439

Num 35:5

Num 35:5 - And ye shall measure^H4058 from without^H2351 the city^H5892 on the east^H6924 side^H6285 two thousand^H505 cubits,^H520 and on the south^H5045 side^H6285 two thousand^H505 cubits,^H520 and on the west^H3220 side^H6285 two thousand^H505 cubits,^H520 and on the north^H6828 side^H6285 two thousand^H505 cubits;^H520 and the city^H5892 shall be in the midst:^H8432 this shall be to them the suburbs^H4054 of the cities.^H5892

Deu 3:11

Deu 3:11 - For only Og^H5747 king^H4428 of Bashan^H1316 remained^H7604 of the remnant^H3499 of giants;^H7497 behold, his bedstead^H6210 was a bedstead^H6210 of iron;^H1270 is it not^H3808 in Rabbath^H7237 of the children^H1121 of Ammon?^H5983 nine^H8672 cubits^H520 was the length^H753 thereof, and four^H702 cubits^H520 the breadth^H7341 of it, after the cubit^H520 of a man.^H376

Jos 3:4

Jos 3:4 - Yet there shall be a space^H7350 between you and it, about two thousand^H505 cubits^H520 by measure:^H4060 come not near^H7126 unto it, that ye may know^H3045 the way^H1870 by which ye must go:^H3212 for ye have not passed^H5674 this way^H1870 heretofore.^H8543^H8032

1Sa 17:4

1Sa 17:4 - And there went out^H3318 a champion^H376^H1143 out of the camp^H4264 of the Philistines,^H6430 named^H8034 Goliath,^H1555 of Gath,^H1661 whose height^H1363 was six^H8337 cubits^H520 and a span.^H2239

1Ki 6:2

1Ki 6:2 - And the house^H1004 which king^H4428 Solomon^H8010 built^H1129 for the LORD,^H3068 the length^H753 thereof was threescore^H8346 cubits,^H520 and the breadth^H7341 thereof twenty^H6242 cubits, and the height^H6967 thereof thirty^H7970 cubits.^H520

1Ki 6:3

1Ki 6:3 - And the porch^H197 before^H6440 the temple^H1964 of the house,^H1004 twenty^H6242 cubits^H520 was the length^H753 thereof, according to the breadth^H7341 of the house;^H1004 and ten^H6235 cubits^H520 was the breadth^H7341 thereof before the house.^H1004

1Ki 6:6

1Ki 6:6 - The nethermost^H8481 chamber^H3326^H3326 was five^H2568 cubits^H520 broad,^H7341 and the middle^H8484 was six^H8337 cubits^H520 broad,^H7341 and the third^H7992 was seven^H7651 cubits^H520 broad:^H7341 for without in the wall of^H2351 the house^H1004 he made^H5414 narrowed rests^H4052 round about,^H5439 that the beams should not be fastened^H270 in the walls^H7023 of the house.^H1004

1Ki 6:10

1Ki 6:10 - And then he built^H1129 chambers^H3326^H3326 against all the house,^H1004 five^H2568 cubits^H520 high:^H6967 and they rested^H270 on the house^H1004 with timber^H6086 of cedar.^H730

1Ki 6:16

1Ki 6:16 - And he built^H1129 twenty^H6242 cubits^H520 on the sides^H3411 of the house,^H1004 both^H4480 the floor^H7172 and the walls^H7023 with boards^H6763 of cedar:^H730 he even built^H1129 them for it within,^H1004 even for the oracle,^H1687 even for the most^H6944 holy^H6944 place.

1Ki 6:17

1Ki 6:17 - And the house,^H1004 that is, the temple^H1964 before^H3942 it, was forty^H705 cubits^H520 long.

1Ki 6:20

1Ki 6:20 - And the oracle^H1687 in the forepart^H6440 was twenty^H6242 cubits^H520 in length,^H753 and twenty^H6242 cubits^H520 in breadth,^H7341 and twenty^H6242 cubits^H520 in the height^H6967 thereof: and he overlaid^H6823 it with pure^H5462 gold;^H2091 and so covered^H6823 the altar^H4196 which was of cedar.^H730

1Ki 6:23

1Ki 6:23 - And within the oracle^H1687 he made^H6213 two^H8147 cherubims^H3742 of olive^H8081 tree,^H6086 each ten^H6235 cubits^H520 high.^H6967

1Ki 6:24

1Ki 6:24 - And five^H2568 cubits^H520 was the one^H259 wing^H3671 of the cherub,^H3742 and five^H2568 cubits^H520 the other^H8145 wing^H3671 of the cherub:^H3742 from the uttermost part^H7098 of the one wing^H3671 unto the uttermost part^H7098 of the other^H3671 were ten^H6235 cubits.^H520

1Ki 6:25

1Ki 6:25 - And the other^H8145 cherub^H3742 was ten^H6235 cubits:^H520 both^H8147 the cherubims^H3742 were of one^H259 measure^H4060 and one^H259 size.^H7095

1Ki 6:26

1Ki 6:26 - The height^H6967 of the one^H259 cherub^H3742 was ten^H6235 cubits,^H520 and so was it of the other^H8145 cherub.^H3742

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