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Exodus 26:13

“And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, it shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

אַמָּהʼammâh · am-maw'
H520 · Hebrew

Definition: 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)
Derivation: prolonged from H517 (אֵם);
KJV renderings: cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
הָ — particle (definite article)
אַמָּ֨ה — common noun, feminine, singular, absolute
Code HC/Td/Ncfsa
Usage: Occurs 249 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 6:15 Genesis 6:15 Genesis 6:15 Genesis 6:16 Genesis 7:20

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אַמָּה here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.