cubit

Found 45 times in the King James Bible

H520 Hebrew
G4083 Greek

English 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)

ע Hebrew (Old Testament)

Original Script

אַמָּה

Transliteration

ʼammâh

Strong's Reference H520

Ω Greek (New Testament)

Original Script

πῆχυς

Transliteration

ʼammâh

Strong's Reference G4083

"Cubit" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H520, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G4083. Context determines which original word is being used.

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