אַמָּה (ʼammâh) — Cubit
Hebrew word study: אַמָּה (ʼammâh), Strong's H520. 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)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
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)
KJV translation words: cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post.
Strong's H520 is tagged on 247 words in 131 verses across 16 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 6:15 and last appears in Zechariah 5:2.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 131)
- Genesis 6:15 — אַמָּה — cubits
- Genesis 6:16 — אַמָּה — a cubit
- Genesis 7:20 — אַמָּה — cubits
- Exodus 25:10 — אַמָּתַיִם — will be two cubits
- Exodus 25:17 — אַמָּתַיִם — will be two cubits
- Exodus 25:23 — אַמָּתַיִם — will be two cubits
- Exodus 26:2 — בָּאַמָּה — by the cubit
- Exodus 26:8 — בָּאַמָּה — by the cubit
- Exodus 26:13 — וְהָאַמָּה — and the cubit
- Exodus 26:16 — אַמּוֹת — cubits
- Exodus 27:1 — אַמּוֹת — cubits
- Exodus 27:9 — בָאַמָּה — by the cubit
- Exodus 27:12 — אַמָּה — cubits
- Exodus 27:13 — אַמָּה — cubits
- Exodus 27:14 — אַמָּה — cubits
- Exodus 27:16 — אַמָּה — cubits
- Exodus 27:18 — בָאַמָּה — by the cubit
- Exodus 30:2 — אַמָּה — will be a cubit
- Exodus 36:9 — בָּאַמָּה — by the cubit
- Exodus 36:15 — בָּאַמָּה — by the cubit
- Exodus 36:21 — אַמֹּות — cubits
- Exodus 37:1 — אַמָּתַיִם — was two cubits
- Exodus 37:6 — אַמָּתַיִם — was two cubits
- Exodus 37:10 — אַמָּתַיִם — was two cubits
- Exodus 37:25 — אַמָּה — was a cubit
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H517 אֵם (ʼêm).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H521 אַמָּה (ʼammâh), H522 אַמָּה (ʼAmmâh), H4965 מֶתֶג הָאַמָּה (Metheg hâ-ʼAmmâh).
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Frequently asked questions
What does ʼammâh (H520) mean?
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).
How is H520 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H520 as: cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post..
How often does אַמָּה (ʼammâh) appear?
Strong's H520 is tagged on 247 words in 131 verses across 16 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 6:15 and last appears in Zechariah 5:2.
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