Hebrew word study
אַמָּהʼammâh — properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm…
Pronounced “am-maw'”
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)
Translated in the King James as: cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post.
Appears 236 times in Scripture
Origin: prolonged from H517 (אֵם);
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Genesis — 5×
Exodus — 58×
Exodus 25:10Exodus 25:17Exodus 25:23Exodus 26:2Exodus 26:8Exodus 26:13Exodus 26:16Exodus 27:1Exodus 27:9Exodus 27:12Exodus 27:13Exodus 27:14Exodus 27:16Exodus 27:18Exodus 30:2Exodus 36:9Exodus 36:15Exodus 36:21Exodus 37:1Exodus 37:6Exodus 37:10Exodus 37:25Exodus 38:1Exodus 38:9Exodus 38:11+ 33 more in Exodus
Numbers — 3×
Deuteronomy — 2×
Deuteronomy 3:11+ 1 more in Deuteronomy
Joshua — 1×
1 Samuel — 1×
1 Kings — 43×
2 Kings — 3×
1 Chronicles — 1×
2 Chronicles — 24×
Nehemiah — 1×
Esther — 2×
Isaiah — 1×
Jeremiah — 4×
Ezekiel — 85×
Ezekiel 40:5Ezekiel 40:7Ezekiel 40:9Ezekiel 40:11Ezekiel 40:12Ezekiel 40:13Ezekiel 40:14Ezekiel 40:15Ezekiel 40:19Ezekiel 40:21Ezekiel 40:23Ezekiel 40:25Ezekiel 40:27Ezekiel 40:29Ezekiel 40:30Ezekiel 40:33Ezekiel 40:36Ezekiel 40:42Ezekiel 40:47Ezekiel 40:48Ezekiel 40:49Ezekiel 41:1Ezekiel 41:2Ezekiel 41:3Ezekiel 41:4+ 60 more in Ezekiel
Zechariah — 2×
Zech 5:2+ 1 more in Zechariah
Browse more Greek & Hebrew word studies →
Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.