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H520 · אַמָּה

ʼammâh

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

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)

KJV gloss list in the source

cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post.

Source pronunciation notation: am-maw'

Derivation recorded by Strong

prolonged from H517 (אֵם);

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