זֶ֫רֶת
ze.ret
“span”
Definition
the spread of the fingers, i.e. a span
from H2219 (זָרָה);
- span 1a) a unit of measure, approx half-cubit, or the distance from the thumb to the little finger on an outstretched hand
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
זֶ֫רֶת appears 5 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,
It must be square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.
It was square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.
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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 scaleand the hills with a balance?
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