Hebrew word study
אַמָּה H0520
- Transliteration
- ʼammâh
- Pronunciation
- am-maw'
- KJV glosses
- cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post.
Lexical summary
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)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
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)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information