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H0521

אַמָּה

'ammah

{am-maw'}

(Chaldee); corresponding to H0520.

cubits
Ezra 6:3. Daniel 3:1.

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How big is a cubit?
18 inches
It may have originated in Egypt about 3000 bc; it thereafter became ubiquitous in the ancient world. The cubit, generally taken as equal to 18 inches (457 mm), was based on the length of the arm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger and was considered the equivalent of 6 palms or 2 spans.
Source: Google

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How big is a royal cubit?
20.6 to 20.64 inches
The royal cubit was 523 to 525 mm (20.6 to 20.64 inches) in length: and was subdivided into 7 palms of 4 digits each, for a 28-part measure in total. The royal cubit is known from Old Kingdom architecture dating from at least as early as the construction of the Step Pyramid of Djoser around 2,700 BCE [13–15].
Source: Google

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How big is a Babylonian cubit?
Cubit to Inches
Hebrew 17.5 in
Egyptian 17.6 in
Babylonian Long 19.8 in
Hebrew Long est. 20.4 in
Egyptian Long 20.6 in
Source: Google

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