{"def":{"short":"properly, a mother (i.e., unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e., a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)","long":["cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 18 in (.5m). There are several cubits used in the Old Testament, the cubit of a man or common cubit (Deuteronomy 3:11), the legal cubit or cubit of the sanctuary (Ezekiel 40:5) plus others. See a Bible Dictionary for a complete treatment."]},"deriv":"prolonged from H0517","pronun":{"ipa":"ʔɑmˈmɔː","ipa_mod":"ʔɑˈmɑː","sbl":"ʾammâ","dic":"am-MAW","dic_mod":"ah-MA"}}