 | Charles Robson - 1839
...fore-arm, from the wrist to the elbow; in NT e cubit, the common ancient measure of length, equal to the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, and usually rpckoned at 1J foot; Matt. 6. 27 iriix"" fva, John 21. 8 iis OTTO ir?)xi''' SioKao-iW.... | |
 | Edward Robinson - 1851
...fore-arm, from the wrist to the elbow; in NT о cubit, the common ancient measure of length, equal to the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, and usually reckoned at 1§ foot; Matt. 6. 27 тгт)хис 'éva, John 21. 8 ws cbro TrTjYcîc Sm/coo't'coc.... | |
 | History - 1858
...Superficial measure. IV. Measure of Capacity. The second and third points will be first alluded to, because, as regards those two, there seems less difficulty...course no standard at all. This length is known as the hath or moolum, and averages 19g inches. *It is always translated ciibii, though invariably exceeding... | |
 | Daniel Garrison Brinton, George Henry Napheys - 1870 - 346 pages
...of the head. The knee should be precisely midway between the same point and the bottom of the heel. The distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger should be the same as from the elbow to the middle line of the breast. From the top of the head to... | |
 | Plinio Prioreschi - Medical - 1996 - 587 pages
...into use at the time of the Sargonids.55 The units of measure used by the Babylonians were: the cubit (the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger) for length, the qa (about 85 ml.) for volume, and the mina (about 500 g.) for weight. The surface unit... | |
 | Mark A. Pinkham - Fiction - 1998 - 366 pages
...each other. The length of the upper arm is in a 5:8 proportion relative to the lower arm and hand, ie, the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. The distance from the solar plexus to the top of the head is in a 5:8 proportion relative to the distance... | |
 | Herodotus - History - 1998 - 848 pages
...(ie the distance from the elbow to the bottom joint of the middle finger) i '/2 feet = 1 cubit (ie the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger; the 'Egyptian' and 'Samian' cubits mentioned in 2.168 are this kind of cubit) 27 fingers = i royal... | |
 | Michael Katz (Rabbi), Gershon Schwartz - Religion - 1997 - 368 pages
A clear, accessible guide to reading and understanding the Talmud. This book offers a unique introduction to the study of the Talmud and suggest ways to apply its messages and ... | |
 | F. Kittel - Foreign Language Study - 1999 - 1802 pages
...Doing, making; causing №¿,¿1 Nr. 19). 2, i/ie hand (*«., *cdb« 19; ¿au« Mr. 507). 3, о cubit, the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. 4, an elephant's trunk. 5, tax, impost, royal revenue, etc. (eraser, Дои^озь ig; ^aq»rt 507;... | |
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For a person of average height, it is equal to about the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, plus a hand's-breadth, the former distance being the natural cubit (for a person of such height). 
