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אַמָּה H521
H521 is the Hebrew word אַמָּה, transliterated ʼammâh and said am-maw'. The King James Version most often renders it cubits.
What it means
{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)}.
Where it comes from
(Aramaic) corresponding to H520 (אַמָּה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 3 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: cubit.
Verses using אַמָּה
All 2 verses, quoted in full.
Ezra 6:3 · KJV
In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;
Daniel 3:1 · KJV
Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
Common questions
What does Strong's H521 mean?
H521 is the Hebrew word אַמָּה (ʼammâh), 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)}.
How is H521 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it cubits (3 times).
How many times does H521 appear in the Bible?
אַמָּה (ʼammâh) is tagged in 2 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H521 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) corresponding to H520 (אַמָּה).
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