Original: אַמָּה

Transliteration: ʼammâh

Phonetic: am-maw'

Short Definition: Cubit

Original: אמּה

Transliteration: 'ammâh

Phonetic: am-maw'

BDB Definition:

1. cubit - a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 18 inches (.5 meters). There are several cubits used in the OT, the cubit of a man or common cubit (Deu 3:11), the legal cubit or cubit of the sanctuary (Eze 40:5) plus others. See a Bible Dictionary for a complete treatment.

Origin: prolonged from H517

TWOT entry: 115c

Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

Cognate: H517, H522, H523, H538