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זֶרֶת H2239
H2239 is the Hebrew word זֶרֶת, transliterated zereth and said zeh'-reth. The King James Version most often renders it span.
What it means
the spread of the fingers, i.e. a span.
Where it comes from
from H2219 (זָרָה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: span.
Verses using זֶרֶת
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 28:16 · KJV
Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof.
Exodus 39:9 · KJV
It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled.
1 Samuel 17:4 · KJV
And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
Isaiah 40:12 · KJV
Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Ezekiel 43:13 · KJV
And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2239 mean?
H2239 is the Hebrew word זֶרֶת (zereth), meaning the spread of the fingers, i.e. a span.
How is H2239 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it span (5 times), thereof and a span (2 times).
How many times does H2239 appear in the Bible?
זֶרֶת (zereth) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2239 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2219 (זָרָה).
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