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It shall be square and folded double; a span° shall be its length, and a span its width.

Exodus 28:16 A span is the length from the tip of a man’s thumb to the tip of his little finger when his hand is stretched out (about half a cubit, or 9 inches, or 22.8 cm.)

Foursquare H7251 (QalPasPtc) it shall be being doubled; H3717 (QalPasPtc) a span H2239 shall be the length H753 thereof, and a span H2239 shall be the breadth H7341 thereof.

τετραγωνον εσται διπλουν σπιθαμης το μηκος και σπιθαμης το ευρος

It was square. They made the breastplate double. Its length was a span,° and its width a span, being double.

Exodus 39:9 A span is the length from the tip of a man’s thumb to the tip of his little finger when his hand is stretched out (about half a cubit, or 9 inches, or 22.8 cm.)

It was foursquare; H7251 (QalPasPtc) they made H6213 (QalPerf) the breastplate H2833 double: H3717 (QalPasPtc) a span H2239 was the length H753 thereof, and a span H2239 the breadth H7341 thereof, being doubled. H3717 (QalPasPtc)

^[36:16] τετραγωνον διπλουν εποιησαν το λογειον σπιθαμης το μηκος και σπιθαμης το ευρος διπλουν

A champion out of the camp of the Philistines named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span° went out.

1 Samuel 17:4 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters. A span is the length from the tip of a man’s thumb to the tip of his little finger when his hand is stretched out (about half a cubit, or 9 inches, or 22.8 cm.) Therefore, Goliath was about 9 feet and 9 inches or 2.97 meters tall.

And there went out H3318 (QalImpf) a champion H376 H1143 out of the camp H4264 of the Philistines, H6430 named H8034 Goliath, H1555 of Gath, H1661 whose height H1363 was six H8337 cubits H520 and a span. H2239

και εξηλθεν ανηρ δυνατος εκ της παραταξεως των αλλοφυλων γολιαθ ονομα αυτω εκ γεθ υψος αυτου τεσσαρων πηχεων και σπιθαμης

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and marked off the sky with his span, and calculated the dust of the earth in a measuring basket, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

Who hath measured H4058 (QalPerf) the waters H4325 in the hollow of his hand, H8168 and meted out H8505 (PielPerf) heaven H8064 with the span, H2239 and comprehended H3557 (QalPerf) the dust H6083 of the earth H776 in a measure,^§ H7991 and weighed H8254 (QalPerf) the mountains H2022 in scales, H6425 and the hills H1389 in a balance? H3976

Isaiah 40:12 Heb. a Tierce

τις εμετρησεν τη χειρι το υδωρ και τον ουρανον σπιθαμη και πασαν την γην δρακι τις εστησεν τα ορη σταθμω και τας ναπας ζυγω

“These are the measurements of the altar by cubits (the cubit° is a cubit and a hand width): the bottom shall be a cubit, and the width a cubit, and its border around its edge a span;° and this shall be the base of the altar.

Ezekiel 43:13a A normal cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters. A hand width is about 4.3 inches or 11 cm.
Ezekiel 43:13b A span is the length from the tip of a man’s thumb to the tip of his little finger when his hand is stretched out (about half a cubit, or 9 inches, or 22.8 cm.)

And these are the measures H4060 of the altar H4196 after the cubits: H520 The cubit H520 is a cubit H520 and an hand breadth; H2948 even the bottom^§ H2436 shall be a cubit, H520 and the breadth H7341 a cubit, H520 and the border H1366 thereof by the edge^§ H8193 thereof round about H5439 shall be a H259 span: H2239 and this shall be the higher place H1354 of the altar. H4196

Ezekiel 43:13a Heb. bosom
Ezekiel 43:13b Heb. lip

και ταυτα τα μετρα του θυσιαστηριου εν πηχει του πηχεος και παλαιστης κολπωμα βαθος επι πηχυν και πηχυς το ευρος και γεισος επι το χειλος αυτου κυκλοθεν σπιθαμης και τουτο το υψος του θυσιαστηριου