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cubit (unit of length); measure, standard of measurement; cubit-of (specific cubit standard)
1. cubit (unit of length) — A linear unit of measurement approximately 18 inches (45 cm), used for dimensions of buildings, objects, distances, and depths, in all grammatical forms including singular, plural, dual, with articles, prepositions, and conjunctions. 246×
AR["أَذرُعٍ","أَذْرُعٍ","ذِراعاً","ذِرَاعًا","ذِرَاعٍ"]·ben["হাত"]·DE["Elle","Ellen"]·EN["cubit","cubits"]·FR["coudée","coudées"]·heb["אמה","אמות"]·HI["हाथ"]·ID["hasta"]·IT["cubiti","cubito"]·jav["asta","asta,","asta.","hāsta"]·KO["규빗","규빗들","큐빗"]·PT["côvado","côvados"]·RU["локоть","локтей","локтя"]·ES["codo","codos"]·SW["dhiraa"]·TR["arsın","arşın"]·urd["ہاتھ"]
Gen 6:15, Gen 6:15, Gen 6:15, Gen 7:20, Exod 26:16, Exod 27:1, Exod 27:1, Exod 27:1, Exod 27:12, Exod 27:13, Exod 27:14, Exod 27:16 (+38 more)
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2. measure, standard of measurement — Metonymic use of 'cubit' to denote a standard or act of measuring, where the word functions as an abstract concept of measurement rather than a specific linear distance. 1×
AR["مِقْدَارُ"]·ben["পরিমাপ"]·DE["Wahrheit"]·EN["the-measure-of"]·FR["vérité"]·heb["אמת"]·HI["नाप"]·ID["ukuran"]·IT["verita"]·jav["ukuran"]·KO["캙대가"]·PT["medida-de"]·RU["мера"]·ES["medida-de"]·SW["kipimo"]·TR["ölçüsü"]·urd["ناپ"]
3. cubit-of (specific cubit standard) — The cubit in construct state specifying a particular cubit standard (e.g., 'cubit of a man' or a royal cubit), referring to a defined measuring rod or calibration rather than simply a measurement. 1×
AR["بِذِرَاعِ-"]·ben["হাতে-"]·DE["durch-cubit-von-"]·EN["by-cubit-of-"]·FR["par-cubit-de-"]·heb["ב-אמת"]·HI["-रब्बा-में"]·ID["menurut-hasta-"]·IT["da-cubit-di-"]·jav["ngangge-hasta"]·KO["규빗-으로"]·PT["em-côvado-de-"]·RU["по-локтю-"]·ES["en-codo-de"]·SW["kwa-dhiraa-ya"]·TR["arşına-göre-"]·urd["ہاتھ-"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
II. אַמָּה246 n.f. ell, cubit (SI אמה; so Sab. DHMZMG 1865, 613; Aramaic ܐܰܡܳܐ, אַמָּא; Assyrian ammatu Nor280; Ethiopic እመት etym. dub.; Thes al. mater brachii, i.e. length of fore-arm; others from √ ii. אמם, أَمَّ precede, be in front, & hence fore-arm cf. Di Is 6:4; DlPr 109 MV der. immediately from √ אמם be wide (v. supr.), אַמָּה = distance, & hence a particular distance, ell, cubit)—א׳ abs.…