Hebrew · H520

אַמָּה

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)

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אַמָּהH520

What does אַמָּה mean in the Bible?

אַמָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "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)".

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Questions this entry answers

What does אַמָּה mean in the Bible?

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How does the BSB render H520?

The BSB source-word alignment has 248 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include cubits (152), a cubit (15), cubits [long] (13), and a cubit (9), - (6).

Where does אַמָּה appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 6:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (89), Exodus (59), 1 Kings (45), 2 Chronicles (25).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

cubits152×Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:20, Exodus 26:2, Exodus 26:8

a cubit15×Genesis 6:16, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:13

cubits [long]13×Exodus 27:16, Exodus 38:9, Exodus 38:11, Exodus 38:13

and a cubit9×Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:16

-6×Numbers 35:5, Deuteronomy 3:11, 1 Kings 7:16, 2 Chronicles 3:3

. . .6×Exodus 26:16, Exodus 36:21, 1 Kings 7:32, Ezekiel 40:48

cubits long4×Exodus 27:14, Exodus 38:12, Exodus 38:15, 1 Kings 6:24

two4×Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 37:1, Exodus 37:6

cubits [high]3×1 Kings 7:19, Ezekiel 40:14, Ezekiel 43:15

and two cubits2×Exodus 30:2, Exodus 37:25

cubit2×Ezekiel 40:42, Ezekiel 43:14

cubits [thick]2×Ezekiel 40:9, Ezekiel 41:5

cubits [wide]2×Ezekiel 41:3

per cubit2×1 Kings 7:24, 2 Chronicles 4:3

two cubits2×Exodus 25:23, Exodus 37:10

vvv2×Ezekiel 40:12, Ezekiel 41:2

[each measuring a] cubit1×Ezekiel 40:5

[shall be] a cubit deep1×Ezekiel 43:13

[was] a cubit1×1 Kings 7:32

[was] one cubit [deep]1×1 Kings 7:31

about two cubits1×Numbers 11:31

and [the ledge] one cubit1×Ezekiel 43:14

cubit [high]1×Ezekiel 40:12

cubits [deep]1×Ezekiel 40:9

cubits [tall]1×1 Chronicles 11:23

cubits across1×1 Kings 7:38

cubits long [as well]1×1 Kings 6:24

cubits wide1×Ezekiel 42:2

each a cubit1×Ezekiel 40:42

hundred1×Ezekiel 42:16

in long cubits1×Ezekiel 43:13

of a cubit1×Ezekiel 43:17

the doorposts1×Isaiah 6:4

the thread of your life1×Jeremiah 51:13

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 6:15

Aligned rows248

Books represented16

Genesis5Exodus59Numbers6Deuteronomy3Joshua11 Samuel11 Kings452 Kings31 Chronicles12 Chronicles25Nehemiah1Esther2Isaiah1Jeremiah4Ezekiel89Zechariah2

Source forms

אַמָּה֙15x’am·māhGenesis 6:15, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Exodus 38:18

אַמָּֽה׃15x’am·māhExodus 27:13, Exodus 38:13, 2 Kings 14:13, 2 Chronicles 25:23

אַמָּ֖ה14x’am·māhGenesis 6:15, Exodus 38:14, Numbers 35:4, Joshua 3:4

אַמּ֖וֹת14x’am·mō·wṯExodus 26:16, Exodus 27:1, Exodus 27:18, Exodus 38:1

אַמּ֣וֹת14x’am·mō·wṯExodus 27:1, Deuteronomy 3:11, 2 Chronicles 3:3, 2 Chronicles 3:4

בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה14xbā·’am·māhExodus 26:2, Exodus 26:8, Exodus 36:9, Exodus 36:15

אַמּ֔וֹת10x’am·mō·wṯExodus 36:15, Exodus 38:18, 1 Kings 6:24, 1 Kings 7:10

אַמָּ֑ה8x’am·māhExodus 27:12, Exodus 38:15, Esther 7:9, Ezekiel 40:14

Parsing patterns

Noun - feminine singular84xGenesis 6:15, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Exodus 27:12

Noun - feminine plural80xExodus 26:16, Exodus 27:1, Exodus 27:18, Exodus 36:15

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular42xExodus 26:2, Exodus 26:8, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 27:18

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular16xExodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:16

Article | Noun - feminine singular8xExodus 26:16, Exodus 36:21, 1 Kings 7:31, 1 Kings 7:32

Noun - fd6xExodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 37:1

Conjunctive waw | Noun - fd2xExodus 30:2, Exodus 37:25

Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular2xExodus 26:13

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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