ammah: an ell, a cubit Original Word: אַמָּה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: ammah
Phonetic Spelling: (am-maw')
Short Definition: cubits
Word Origin
from the same as em
Definition
an ell, a cubit
NASB Word Usage
cubit (25), cubits (204), cubits and a cubit (1), cubits and one cubit (1), cubits by cubit (1), measure (1).
II. אַמָּה246 noun feminine ell, cubit (SI אמה; so Sabean DHMZMG 1865, 613; Aramaic  , אַמָּא; Assyrian ammatu Nor280; Ethiopic  etymology dubious; Thes and others mater brachii, i.e. length of fore-arm; others derive from √ אמם,  precede, be in front, & hence fore-arm compare Di Isaiah 6:4; DlPr 109 MV derive immediately from √אמם be wide (see above), אַמָּה = distance, & hence a particular distance, ell, cubit) — ׳א absolute Genesis 6:15 +; construct אַמַּת Deuteronomy 3:11; Jeremiah 51:13; dual אַמָּתַיִם Exodus 25:10 +; plural אַמּוֺת Exodus 26:16 +; — 1 cubit, so אַמַּתאִֿישׁ i.e. ordinary cubit, Deuteronomy 3:11 (compare Isaiah 8:1); in Ezekiel 40:5; Ezekiel 43:13 is a cubit one hand-breadth longer, compare 2 Chronicles 3:3 בַּמִּחָה הָרִאשׁוֺנָה ׳א; absolute length dubious, compare SmithDict. Bib., article Weights and Measures; LepsiusLängenmaasse der Alten, SBAk 1883,1195 f. identification with Egyptian, longer cubit. 525m., shorter .450m.; see also Id.Babylonian-Assyr. Längenmaasse 1877; MBAk 1877, 741 OppertGGA 1878, 1055; Rev. d'Assyr. i. 124 (also on the Babylonian 'half-cubit' = .270 m. HptAJPh 1888, 419 HomSemiten i. 501); on אַצִּילָה ׳א Ezekiel 41:8 compare Sm & Co (Co strike out); חֲמֵשׁ אמות קָנִים Ezekiel 42:16 Kt, read מֵאוֺת so Qr Co; chiefly in Exodus 25-27. 36-38 (56 t.) 1Kings 6.. 7 (45 t.) 2 Chronicles 3.4 (21 t.) Ezekiel 40-43 (86 t.); a (one) cubit = אַמָּה Genesis 6:16; Exodus 25:10,23 +; הָאַמָּה Ezekiel 43:14; אַחַת ׳א Ezekiel 40:12 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 40:42 (3 t. in verse); Ezekiel 42:4; Ezekiel 43:14; two cubits = אַמָּתַיִם Exodus 25:10,17,23; Exodus 30:2; Exodus 37:1,6,10,25; Numbers 11:31; שְׁתַּיִם אַמּוֺת Ezekiel 40:9; Ezekiel 41:3,22; Ezekiel 43:14; with Numbers 1-10 ׳א mostly follows number in plural Exodus 26:16; Exodus 27:1 (3 t. in verse); 1 Kings 6:10; Ezekiel 40:5,7,9 +; with numbers 11-1000 +, it mostly following number in singular Genesis 6:15 (3 t. in verse); Exodus 27:12,13; Exodus 38:13,14,15; Numbers 35:4; Joshua 3:4; 1 Kings 6:2 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 6:3; 1 Kings 7:15 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 52:21,22; Ezekiel 40:49 (twice in verse) +; seldom following, in plural Ezekiel 40:11 (strike out Co) Ezekiel 40:27 (Co singular) Ezekiel 42:2; so also עֶשְׂרִים וְחָמֵשׁ אַמּוֺת Ezekiel 40:13,29 but חָמֵשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה Ezekiel 40:25,30,33,36; (late) also in plural precedes all Numbers 2 Chronicles 3:3 (twice in verse); 2Chronicles 3:4,8 (twice in verse) +; 2Chronicles 6:13; Ezekiel 42:2; also often בָּאַמָּה following all numbers Exodus 26:2 (twice in verse); Exodus 26:8 (twice in verse); Exodus 27:9,18; Exodus 36:9 (twice in verse); Exodus 36:15 (twice in verse); Exodus 36:21; Numbers 35:5 (4 t. in verse); 1 Kings 6:6 (3 t. in verse); 1 Kings 7:23 (3 t. in verse); 2Chronicles 4:2 (3 t. in verse); Ezekiel 40:21; Ezekiel 47:3; Zechariah 5:2 (twice in verse) +, compare לְאַמּוֺת חָמֵשׁ2Chronicles 3:11; often וַחֲצִי ׳א Exodus 25:10 (3 t. in verse); Exodus 25:17 (twice in verse) +, also ׳וַחֲצִי הָא ׳א Exodus 26:16; Exodus 36:21; 1 Kings 17:31; 1 Kings 17:32; 1 Kings 17:35 etc.; compare שֵׁשׁ אַמּוֺת וָזָרֶ֑ת 1 Samuel 17:4; followed by בַּמִּדָּה in measurement Joshua 3:4; 2Chronicles 3:3. 2 measure, full measure, limit, only אַמַּת בִּצְעֵךְ the measure of thy gain-making Jeremiah 51:13 ("" קִצֵּךְ). III. [אַמָּה] noun feminine (etymology & meaning dubious; Thes foundation (compare Talmud AW ), from אֵם in metaphorical sense, compare MV; De on Isaiah 6:4 derived similarly, but makes support of superliminaria (compare ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9); Ew Di derived from √ אמם =  precede, whence  front; DlPr 110 translates holder from √ אמם be wide, hence contain, hold) only אַמּוֺת הַסִּמִּים Isaiah 6:4. [אַמָּה K§ 51, 2, Anm. 2] noun feminineDaniel 3:1 cubit (= Biblical Hebrew id.; Egyptian Aramaic (plural) אמן RES246 S-CC44); — plural אַמִּין (so ᵑ7 Syriac) Daniel 3:1 (twice in verse); Ezra 6:3,8.
A cubit; also a door-baseProlonged from 'em; 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) -- cubit, + hundred (by exchange for me'ah), measure, post. see HEBREW 'em see HEBREW me'ah
wa·’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā — 8 Occ.
wa·’ă·mā·ṯî — 1 Occ.
wa·’ă·mā·ṯōw — 2 Occ.
wə·’ā·māh — 1 Occ.
wə·’am·hō·ṯay — 1 Occ.
wə·’am·hō·ṯāw — 1 Occ.
wə·’am·hō·ṯê·ḵem — 1 Occ.
wə·’am·hō·ṯe·hā — 1 Occ.
wə·’am·hō·ṯê·hem — 2 Occ.
wə·la·’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā — 2 Occ.
’am·maṯ — 1 Occ.
’am·mā·ṯa·yim — 6 Occ.
’am·mō·wṯ — 81 Occ.
bā·’am·māh — 39 Occ.
bā·’am·mō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
bə·’am·maṯ- — 1 Occ.
hā·’am·māh — 8 Occ.
lə·’am·mō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
mê·’ō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḵə·’am·mā·ṯa·yim — 1 Occ.
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Strong's Hebrew 520
248 Occurrences
’am·māh — 84 Occ.
’am·maṯ — 1 Occ.
’am·mā·ṯa·yim — 6 Occ.
’am·mō·wṯ — 81 Occ.
bā·’am·māh — 39 Occ.
bā·’am·mō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
bə·’am·maṯ- — 1 Occ.
hā·’am·māh — 8 Occ.
lə·’am·mō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
mê·’ō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḵə·’am·mā·ṯa·yim — 1 Occ.
ḇā·’am·māh — 3 Occ.
wə·’am·māh — 16 Occ.
wə·’am·mā·ṯa·yim — 2 Occ.
wə·’am·mō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·hā·’am·māh — 2 Occ.
Genesis 6:15
BIB: שְׁלֹ֧שׁ מֵא֣וֹת אַמָּ֗ה אֹ֚רֶךְ הַתֵּבָ֔ה
NAS: hundred cubits, its breadth
KJV: hundred cubits, the breadth
INT: three hundred cubits the length of the arkGenesis 6:15
BIB: הַתֵּבָ֔ה חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים אַמָּה֙ רָחְבָּ֔הּ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים
NAS: fifty cubits, and its height
KJV: of it fifty cubits, and the height
INT: of the ark fifty cubits breadth thirty Genesis 6:15
BIB: רָחְבָּ֔הּ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אַמָּ֖ה קוֹמָתָֽהּ׃
NAS: and its height thirty cubits.
KJV: and the height of it thirty cubits.
INT: breadth thirty cubits height Genesis 6:16
BIB: לַתֵּבָ֗ה וְאֶל־ אַמָּה֙ תְּכַלֶ֣נָּה מִלְמַ֔עְלָה
NAS: and finish it to a cubit from the top;
KJV: to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish
INT: the ark to A cubit and finish the top Genesis 7:20
BIB: חֲמֵ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה אַמָּה֙ מִלְמַ֔עְלָה גָּבְר֖וּ
NAS: fifteen cubits higher,
KJV: Fifteen cubits upward did the waters
INT: fif teen cubits higher prevailed Exodus 25:10
BIB: עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים אַמָּתַ֨יִם וָחֵ֜צִי אָרְכּ֗וֹ
NAS: two and a half cubits long,
KJV: wood: two cubits and a half
INT: wood of acacia cubits half long Exodus 25:10
BIB: וָחֵ֜צִי אָרְכּ֗וֹ וְאַמָּ֤ה וָחֵ֙צִי֙ רָחְבּ֔וֹ
NAS: and one and a half cubits wide,
KJV: [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit and a half
INT: half long cubits half wide Exodus 25:10
BIB: וָחֵ֙צִי֙ רָחְבּ֔וֹ וְאַמָּ֥ה וָחֵ֖צִי קֹמָתֽוֹ׃
NAS: wide, and one and a half cubits high.
KJV: the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half
INT: half wide cubits half high Exodus 25:17
BIB: זָהָ֣ב טָה֑וֹר אַמָּתַ֤יִם וָחֵ֙צִי֙ אָרְכָּ֔הּ
NAS: two and a half cubits long
KJV: gold: two cubits and a half
INT: gold of pure cubits half long Exodus 25:17
BIB: וָחֵ֙צִי֙ אָרְכָּ֔הּ וְאַמָּ֥ה וָחֵ֖צִי רָחְבָּֽהּ׃
NAS: long and one and a half cubits wide.
KJV: [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit and a half
INT: half long cubits half wide Exodus 25:23
BIB: עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים אַמָּתַ֤יִם אָרְכּוֹ֙ וְאַמָּ֣ה
NAS: wood, two cubits long and one cubit
KJV: wood: two cubits [shall be] the length
INT: wood of acacia cubits long cubit Exodus 25:23
BIB: אַמָּתַ֤יִם אָרְכּוֹ֙ וְאַמָּ֣ה רָחְבּ֔וֹ וְאַמָּ֥ה
NAS: long and one cubit wide
KJV: [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth
INT: cubits long cubit wide cubits Exodus 25:23
BIB: וְאַמָּ֣ה רָחְבּ֔וֹ וְאַמָּ֥ה וָחֵ֖צִי קֹמָתֽוֹ׃
NAS: wide and one and a half cubits high.
KJV: the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half
INT: cubit wide cubits half high Exodus 26:2
BIB: שְׁמֹנֶ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה וְרֹ֙חַב֙ אַרְבַּ֣ע
NAS: shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width
KJV: and twenty cubits, and the breadth
INT: eight and twenty cubits and the width four Exodus 26:2
BIB: וְרֹ֙חַב֙ אַרְבַּ֣ע בָּאַמָּ֔ה הַיְרִיעָ֖ה הָאֶחָ֑ת
NAS: curtain four cubits; all the curtains
KJV: four cubits: and every one of the curtains
INT: and the width four cubits curtain of each Exodus 26:8
BIB: הָֽאַחַ֗ת שְׁלֹשִׁים֙ בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה וְרֹ֙חַב֙ אַרְבַּ֣ע
NAS: [shall be] thirty cubits, and the width
KJV: [shall be] thirty cubits, and the breadth
INT: of each thirty cubits and the width four Exodus 26:8
BIB: וְרֹ֙חַב֙ אַרְבַּ֣ע בָּאַמָּ֔ה הַיְרִיעָ֖ה הָאֶחָ֑ת
NAS: four cubits; the eleven
KJV: four cubits: and the eleven
INT: and the width four cubits curtain of each Exodus 26:13
BIB: וְהָאַמָּ֨ה מִזֶּ֜ה וְהָאַמָּ֤ה
NAS: The cubit on one side
KJV: And a cubit on the one side,
INT: the cubit one and the cubit Exodus 26:13
BIB: וְהָאַמָּ֨ה מִזֶּ֜ה וְהָאַמָּ֤ה מִזֶּה֙ בָּעֹדֵ֔ף
NAS: side and the cubit on the other,
KJV: on the one side, and a cubit on the other side of that which remaineth
INT: the cubit one and the cubit side is left Exodus 26:16
BIB: עֶ֥שֶׂר אַמּ֖וֹת אֹ֣רֶךְ הַקָּ֑רֶשׁ
NAS: Ten cubits [shall be] the length
KJV: Ten cubits [shall be] the length
INT: Ten cubits the length board Exodus 26:16
BIB: אֹ֣רֶךְ הַקָּ֑רֶשׁ וְאַמָּה֙ וַחֲצִ֣י הָֽאַמָּ֔ה
NAS: and one and a half cubits the width
KJV: of a board, and a cubit and a half
INT: the length board cubits half cubits Exodus 26:16
BIB: וְאַמָּה֙ וַחֲצִ֣י הָֽאַמָּ֔ה רֹ֖חַב הַקֶּ֥רֶשׁ
INT: cubits half cubits the width board Exodus 27:1
BIB: שִׁטִּ֑ים חָמֵשׁ֩ אַמּ֨וֹת אֹ֜רֶךְ וְחָמֵ֧שׁ
NAS: wood, five cubits long and five
KJV: wood, five cubits long, and five
INT: of acacia five cubits long and five Exodus 27:1
BIB: אֹ֜רֶךְ וְחָמֵ֧שׁ אַמּ֣וֹת רֹ֗חַב רָב֤וּעַ
NAS: long and five cubits wide; the altar
KJV: long, and five cubits broad; the altar
INT: long and five cubits wide shall be square Exodus 27:1
BIB: הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת קֹמָתֽוֹ׃
NAS: and its height shall be three cubits.
KJV: thereof [shall be] three cubits.
INT: the altar shall be three cubits height 248 Occurrences
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