TBESH · H2239
זֶ֫רֶת · ze.ret · span
1) 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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ze.ret H2239
זֶ֫רֶת (ze.ret) means “span” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
זֶ֫רֶת Hebrew · H2239 7 tagged occurrences in 5 verses
Pronunciation guide: zeh'-reth Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
from H2219 (זָרָה); the spread of the fingers, i.e. a span
KJV glosses: span.
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How translators render H2239
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and a span | 3 |
| a span | 2 |
| span | 1 |
| with the span of his hand | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| a span | 2 |
| thereof and a span | 2 |
| and a span | 1 |
| span | 1 |
| with the span | 1 |
Verses containing H2239
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- Exodus 28:16
· BSB · 2 occurrences
It must be square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.
Read word by word - Exodus 39:9
· BSB · 2 occurrences
It was square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 17:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,
Read word by word - Isaiah 40:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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?
Read word by word - Ezekiel 43:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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:
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