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Lexicon :: Strong's H2239 - zereṯ

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זֶרֶת
Transliteration
zereṯ
Pronunciation
zeh'-reth
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 587

Strong’s Definitions

זֶרֶת zereth, zeh'-reth; from H2219; the spread of the fingers, i.e. a span:—span.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H2239 in the following manner: span (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H2239 in the following manner: span (7x).

  1. span

    1. a unit of measure, approx half-cubit, or the distance from the thumb to the little finger on an outstretched hand

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
זֶרֶת zereth, zeh'-reth; from H2219; the spread of the fingers, i.e. a span:—span.
STRONGS H2239: Abbreviations
† זֶ֫רֶת noun feminine span (Late Hebrew id. (Targum זַרְתָּא, Syriac bdb028409; apparently from Hebrew), etymology dubious; Thes and most derive from √ זרה, see Ol§ 146 b but also Sta§ 187 a; BaZMG 1887, 607 proposes √ זרה measure off, determine, compare p. 280) — span, as standard of measurement, תִּכֵּן שָׁמַיִם בַּז׳ Isaiah 40:12; elsewhere of actual size, a span, distance between ends of thumb and little finger of spread hand; = 1/2 cubit (see אַמָּה & references; compare Exodus 25:10 with JosephAnt. iii. 6, 5), ז׳ Exodus 28:16 (twice in verse); Exodus 39:9 (twice in verse) (all P) Ezekiel 43:13; זָ֑רֶת 1 Samuel 17:4 six cubits and a span. See HultschMetrol. 1882, 443 BenzArchäol. 179.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

25:10; 28:16; 39:9

1 Samuel

17:4

Isaiah

40:12

Ezekiel

43:13

H2239

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2239 matches the Hebrew זֶרֶת (zereṯ),
which occurs 7 times in 5 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:16 - “It shall be square H7251 and folded H3717 double, H3717 a span H2239 [fn]in length H753 and a span H2239 [fn]in width. H7341

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:9 - It was square; H7251 they made H6213 the breastpiece H2833 folded H3717 double, H3717 a span H2239 [fn]long H753 and a span H2239 [fn]wide H7341 when folded H3717 double. H3717

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:4 - Then a champion H376 H996 came H3318 out from the armies H4264 of the Philistines H6430 named H8034 Goliath, H1555 from Gath, H1661 whose height H1363 was six H8337 [fn]cubits H520 and a span. H2239

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:12 - Who H4310 has measured H4058 the [fn]waters H4325 in the hollow H8168 of His hand, H8168
And marked H8505 off H8505 the heavens H8064 by the [fn]span, H2239
And [fn]calculated H3557 the dust H6083 of the earth H776 by the measure, H7991
And weighed H8254 the mountains H2022 in a balance H6425
And the hills H1389 in a pair of scales? H3976

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:13 - “And these H428 are the measurements H4060 of the altar H4196 by cubits H520 (the cubit H520 being a cubit H520 and a handbreadth): H2948 the [fn]base H2436 shall be a cubit H520 and the width H7341 a cubit, H520 and its border H1366 on its edge H8193 round H5439 about H5439 one H259 span; H2239 and this H2088 shall be the height of the [fn]base H1354 of the altar. H4196
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