What does אַמָּה mean in the Bible?
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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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אַמָּה H520
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
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 cubits 152× Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:20, Exodus 26:2, Exodus 26:8
a cubit 15× 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 cubit 9× 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 long 4× Exodus 27:14, Exodus 38:12, Exodus 38:15, 1 Kings 6:24
two 4× 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 cubits 2× Exodus 30:2, Exodus 37:25
cubit 2× Ezekiel 40:42, Ezekiel 43:14
cubits [thick] 2× Ezekiel 40:9, Ezekiel 41:5
cubits [wide] 2× Ezekiel 41:3
per cubit 2× 1 Kings 7:24, 2 Chronicles 4:3
two cubits 2× Exodus 25:23, Exodus 37:10
vvv 2× Ezekiel 40:12, Ezekiel 41:2
[each measuring a] cubit 1× Ezekiel 40:5
[shall be] a cubit deep 1× Ezekiel 43:13
[was] a cubit 1× 1 Kings 7:32
[was] one cubit [deep] 1× 1 Kings 7:31
about two cubits 1× Numbers 11:31
and [the ledge] one cubit 1× Ezekiel 43:14
cubit [high] 1× Ezekiel 40:12
cubits [deep] 1× Ezekiel 40:9
cubits [tall] 1× 1 Chronicles 11:23
cubits across 1× 1 Kings 7:38
cubits long [as well] 1× 1 Kings 6:24
cubits wide 1× Ezekiel 42:2
each a cubit 1× Ezekiel 40:42
hundred 1× Ezekiel 42:16
in long cubits 1× Ezekiel 43:13
of a cubit 1× Ezekiel 43:17
the doorposts 1× Isaiah 6:4
the thread of your life 1× Jeremiah 51:13
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 6:15 אַמָּ֗ה to cubits Noun - feminine singular Genesis 6:15 אַמָּה֙ to cubits Noun - feminine singular Genesis 6:15 אַמָּ֖ה to cubits Noun - feminine singular Genesis 6:16 אַמָּה֙ to a cubit Noun - feminine singular Genesis 7:20 אַמָּה֙ to cubits Noun - feminine singular Exodus 25:10 אַמָּתַ֨יִם to two Noun - fd Exodus 25:10 וְאַמָּ֤ה to a cubit Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 25:10 וְאַמָּ֥ה to and a cubit Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 25:17 אַמָּתַ֤יִם to two Noun - fd Exodus 25:17 וְאַמָּ֥ה to and a cubit Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 6:15
Aligned rows 248
Books represented 16
Genesis 5 Exodus 59 Numbers 6 Deuteronomy 3 Joshua 1 1 Samuel 1 1 Kings 45 2 Kings 3 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 25 Nehemiah 1 Esther 2 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 4 Ezekiel 89 Zechariah 2
Source forms
אַמָּה֙ 15x ’am·māh Genesis 6:15, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Exodus 38:18
אַמָּֽה׃ 15x ’am·māh Exodus 27:13, Exodus 38:13, 2 Kings 14:13, 2 Chronicles 25:23
אַמָּ֖ה 14x ’am·māh Genesis 6:15, Exodus 38:14, Numbers 35:4, Joshua 3:4
אַמּ֖וֹת 14x ’am·mō·wṯ Exodus 26:16, Exodus 27:1, Exodus 27:18, Exodus 38:1
אַמּ֣וֹת 14x ’am·mō·wṯ Exodus 27:1, Deuteronomy 3:11, 2 Chronicles 3:3, 2 Chronicles 3:4
בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה 14x bā·’am·māh Exodus 26:2, Exodus 26:8, Exodus 36:9, Exodus 36:15
אַמּ֔וֹת 10x ’am·mō·wṯ Exodus 36:15, Exodus 38:18, 1 Kings 6:24, 1 Kings 7:10
אַמָּ֑ה 8x ’am·māh Exodus 27:12, Exodus 38:15, Esther 7:9, Ezekiel 40:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 84x Genesis 6:15, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Exodus 27:12
Noun - feminine plural 80x Exodus 26:16, Exodus 27:1, Exodus 27:18, Exodus 36:15
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 42x Exodus 26:2, Exodus 26:8, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 27:18
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 16x Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:16
Article | Noun - feminine singular 8x Exodus 26:16, Exodus 36:21, 1 Kings 7:31, 1 Kings 7:32
Noun - fd 6x Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 37:1
Conjunctive waw | Noun - fd 2x Exodus 30:2, Exodus 37:25
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Exodus 26:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. 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)
Source Gloss
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)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
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) BDB: foundation Usage: cubit, + hundred (by exchange for 3967), measure, post.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אַמָּה is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain