אַמָּה
am.mah
- cubit
- ell
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Glosses: 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)
BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
Glosses: ell; cubit
Root √אמם: אמם אֵם אֵם be wide, roomy womb, mother amāmu ummu (perh. As. whence,=cf. DlPr 109; butn.prim. acc. to Thes Sta §189b LagBN22).
אַמָּה n.f ell cubit cubit measure †, full measure, limit 246.