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אַמָּ֗ה
’am·māh,
Strong's H520
Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
אַמָּה (noun f, noun f, name)
Dimension
= linear measure, corresponding to the length of the forearm, from the tip of the middle finger to the point of the elbow; the exact measure is uncertain; apparently there were two standards: the normal, estimated as 44.5 cm; and the royal, estimated as 51.81 cm
cubit
Time
= the maximum amount of time for a certain event to happen
time, hour
Control
literally: forearm, but here extended to events that are performed with this part of the body; hence: = state of being in control over a certain area
forearm > control
Buildings
exact meaning unsure; part of a doorway construction: = either the threshold foundations, or the doorframe, or the pins on which a door is hung and on which it turns
foundations of thresholds (?), doorposts (?), pivots of thresholds (?)
Names of Landforms
= hill; located near Giah on the road to the wilderness of Gibeon
the hill Ammah
Names of Locations
= location; in Philistia; possibly a reference to the most prominent Philistine town ("the bridle of the mother city")
Metheg-ammah
Cross-Reference
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Occurrences in the OJB Interlinear (248 total)
1Ch.11.23 · 1Ki.6.2 · 1Ki.6.2 · 1Ki.6.3 · 1Ki.6.3 · 1Ki.6.6 · 1Ki.6.6 · 1Ki.6.6 · 1Ki.6.10 · 1Ki.6.16 · 1Ki.6.17 · 1Ki.6.20  (+236 more)