Hom Semiten i. 501 ); on א׳ אַצִּילָה Ez 41:8 cf. Sm & Co ( Co del .); חֲמֵשׁ אמות קָנִים Ez 42:16 K t, read מֵאֹות so Qr C o; chiefly in Ex 25–27 . 36–38 (56 times) 1 K 6 . 7 (45 times) 2 Ch 3 . 4 (21 times) Ez 40–43 (86 times); a (one) cubit = אַמָּה Gn 6:16 Ex 25:1 0, 23 +; הָאַמָּה Ex 43:1 4; א׳ אַחַת Ez 40:12 ^(×2),
42 ^(×3); 42:4 ; 43:14 ; two cubits = אַמָּתַיִם Ex 25:1 0, 17 , 23 ; 30:2 ; 37:1 , 6 , 10 , 25 Nu 11:3 1; אַמֹּות שְׁתַּיִם Ez 40: 9; 41:3 , 22 ; 43:14 ; c. num. 1–10 א׳ mostly pl. after num. Ex 26:1 6; 27:1 ^(×3) 1 K 6:10 Je 52:22 Ez 40: 5, 7 , 9 +; c. num. 11–1000 + , it mostly foll. num. in sing. Gn 6:15 ^(×3) Ex 27:1 2, 13 ; 38:13 , 14 , 15 Nu 35:4 Jos 3:4 1 K 6:2 ^(×2), 3 ; 7:15 ^(×2) Je 52:21 Ez 40:49 ^(×2) +; seld. foll. in pl. Ez 40:11 ( del. C o) v 27 ( Co sg .) 42:2 ; so also עֶשְׂרִים וְחָמֵשׁ אַמֹּות Ez 40:13 , 29 but אַמָּה חָמֵשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים Ez 40:2 5, 30 , 33 , 36 ; (late) also in pl. precedes all num. 2 Ch 3:3 ^(×2), 4 , 8 ^(×2) +; 6:13 Ez 42: 2; also often בָּאַמָּה foll. all num. Ex 26:2 ^(×2), 8 ^(×2); 27:9 , 18 ; 36:9 ^(×2), 15 Nu 35:5 ^(×4) 1 K 6:6 ^(×3);
7:23 ^(×3) 2 Ch 4:2 ^(×3) Ez 40:2 1; 47:3 Zc 5:2 ^(×2) +, cf. לְאַמּוֹת חָמֵשׁ 2 Ch 3:11 ; often א׳ וָחֵצִי Ex 25:10 ^(×3), 17 ^(×2) +, also א׳ וַחֲצִי הָא׳ Ex 26:1 6; 36:21 1 K 17:3 1, 32 etc.; cf. שֵׁשׁ אַמֹּות וָזָרֶת 1 S 17: 4; sq. בַּמִּדָּה in measurement Jos 3:4 2 Ch 3: 3. 2. • measure , full measure, limit, only אַמַּת בִּצְעֵךְ the measure of thy gain-making Je 51:13 ( || קִצֵּךְ ).

• III . [ אַמָּה S 4965, 520, 521, 522 TWOT 115b, 115c, 115d, 2582 GK 564, 565, 566, 567 ] n.f.

( etym. & meaning dub. ; Thes foundation ( cf. Tal m. AW ), from אֵם in metaph. sense, cf. M V; De on Is 6:4 der. similarly, but makes support of superliminaria ( cf. Ö ã É ); Ew Di from √ II . אמם = أَمَّ ( ˒amma ) precede , whence إِمَامٌ

( ˒imāmun ) front; Dl ^{Pr 110} tr. holder from √ אמם be wide , hence contain, hold ) only אַמֹּות הַסִּפִּים Is 6: 4.

• IV . אַמָּה S 4965, 520, 521, 522 TWOT 115b, 115c, 115d, 2582 GK 564, 565, 566, 567 n.pr.loc. hill near Gibeon, גִּבְעַת־אַמָּה 2 S 2:2 4.

AJPh American Journal of Philology. Hom F. Hommel.

Sm R. Smend (rarely = Samuel). Talm ?Talmud.

AW Abul Walid. tr. translate (translated, translation); rarely = transitive.