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cubits

Meaning of “cubits”

Units of length used to state height, width, depth, or distance in biblical measurements.

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First occurrence: Genesis 6:15

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1 Kings 7:2
¶ He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 7:2 · retained source text

¶ Hee built also the house of the forrest of Lebanon; the length thereof was a hundred cubites, and the breadth thereof fiftie cubites, and the height thereof thirtie cubites, vpon foure rowes of Cedar pillars, with Cedar beames vpon the pillars.

1 Kings 7:6
¶ And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 7:6 · retained source text

¶ And he made a porch of pillars, the length thereof was fiftie cubites, and the breadth thereof thirtie cubites: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars, and the thicke beame were before them.

1611 marginal noteOr, according to them.

1611 marginal noteOr, according to them.

1 Kings 7:10
And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 7:10 · retained source text

And the foundation was of costly stones, euen great stones; stones of ten cubites, and stones of eight cubites.

1 Kings 7:15
For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 7:15 · retained source text

For he cast two pillars of brasse of eighteene cubites high a piece: and a line of twelue cubites did compasse either of them about.

1611 marginal noteHebr. fashioned.

1 Kings 7:16
And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits:
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 7:16 · retained source text

And hee made two Chapiters of molten brasse, to set vpon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was fiue cubites, and the height of the other chapiter was fiue cubites:

1 Kings 7:19
And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 7:19 · retained source text

And the chapiters that were vpon the top of the pillars, were of lillie worke in the porch, foure cubites.

1 Kings 7:23
¶ And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 7:23 · retained source text

¶ And he made a moulten Sea, ten cubites from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, & his height was fiue cubits: and a line of thirtie cubites did compasse it round about.

1611 marginal noteHeb. from his brimme, to his brim.

1 Kings 7:27
¶ And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 7:27 · retained source text

¶ And he made ten bases of brasse; foure cubites was the length of one base, and foure cubites the breadth thereof, and three cubites the height of it.

1 Kings 7:38
¶ Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 7:38 · retained source text

¶ Then made hee ten lauers of brasse: one lauer conteined fourtie baths: and euery lauer was foure cubites, and vpon euery one of the ten bases, one lauer.

2 Kings 14:13
And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 14:13 · retained source text

And Iehoash king of Israel tooke Amaziah king of Iudah, the sonne of Iehoash the sonne of Ahaziah at Bethshemesh, and came to Ierusalem, and brake downe the wall of Ierusalem, from the gate of Ephraim, vnto the corner gate, foure hundred cubites.

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