Original Language Studio
Exodus 30:2
“A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
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
- אַמָּ֨ה — common noun, feminine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 249 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 6:15Genesis 6:15Genesis 6:15Genesis 6:16Genesis 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.
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.