זֶ֫רֶת

hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine7 occurrences4 books5 verses

Definition

from H2219; the spread of the fingers, i.e. a span
Traditional renderings: span.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

7 total
  1. Exodus 28:16זֶ֥רֶת · a span; וְזֶ֥רֶת · and a span
    It must be square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.
  2. Exodus 39:9זֶ֧רֶת · a span; וְזֶ֥רֶת · and a span
    It was square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.
  3. 1 Samuel 17:4וָזָֽרֶת׃ · and a span
    Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,
  4. Isaiah 40:12בַּזֶּ֣רֶת · with the span of his hand?
    Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?
  5. Ezekiel 43:13זֶ֣רֶת · span
    These are the measurements of the altar in long cubits (a cubit and a handbreadth): Its gutter shall be a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span around its edge. And this is the height of the altar: