◄ 522. Ammah ►
Strong's Lexicon Ammah: Cubit Original Word: אַמָּה Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Transliteration: Ammah Pronunciation: ahm-MAH Phonetic Spelling: (am-maw') Definition: Cubit Meaning: Ammah Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to mother or to nurse. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent for "cubit" is πῆχυς (Strong's G4083), which also refers to a measure of length based on the forearm. Usage: The term "Ammah" refers to a unit of measurement in ancient Israel, commonly known as a "cubit." It is traditionally understood as the length from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, approximately 18 inches or 45 centimeters. The cubit was a standard measure used in various contexts, including construction, architecture, and descriptions of sacred objects. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near East, the cubit was a widely used unit of measurement. It was essential for building projects, including the construction of the Tabernacle and the Temple, as well as for everyday tasks. The cubit provided a practical and consistent standard for measuring length, which was crucial in a society where precise measurements were necessary for trade, construction, and religious observance. Brown-Driver-Briggs I. אַמָּה noun feminine only mother-city, metropolis (compare אֵם 2 Samuel 20:19 & Phoenician); in phrase מֶתֶג הָאַמָּה authority of mother-city 2 Samuel 8:1; see מֶתֶג; compare Dr. IV. אַמָּה proper name, of a location hill near Gibeon, גִּבְעַתאַֿמָּה 2 Samuel 2:24. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Ammah The same as 'ammah; Ammah, a hill in Palestine -- Ammah. see HEBREW 'ammah Forms and Transliterations אַמָּ֔ה אמה ’am·māh ’ammāh amMah Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance 2 Samuel 2:24 HEB: עַד־ גִּבְעַ֣ת אַמָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־ NAS: to the hill of Ammah, which KJV: to the hill of Ammah, that [lieth] before INT: against to the hill of Ammah which is in 1 Occurrence Strong's Hebrew 522 1 Occurrence ’am·māh — 1 Occ.