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  "id": "long-cubit",
  "name": "Long Cubit",
  "aliases": [],
  "category": "Length",
  "subCategory": "Cubit plus a handbreadth",
  "language": [
    "Hebrew"
  ],
  "originalTerms": [
    {
      "term": "אַמָּה וָטֹפַח",
      "transliteration": "ʾammāh wāṭōphaḥ",
      "strongs": "H520/H2947"
    }
  ],
  "shortDefinition": "A longer cubit, especially important in Ezekiel’s temple vision.",
  "system": "Hebrew",
  "conversion": {
    "metres": 0.525
  },
  "metricApprox": "about 52.5 cm by common estimate",
  "imperialApprox": "about 20.7 in",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "certaintyNote": "Ancient values are approximate and may vary by period, region, or scholarly reconstruction.",
  "usageTypes": [
    "temple",
    "prophetic"
  ],
  "relatedItems": [
    "cubit",
    "reed"
  ],
  "verses": [
    {
      "reference": "Ezekiel 40:5",
      "book": "Ezekiel",
      "chapter": 40,
      "verse": 5,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/ezekiel/40/#ezekiel-40-5",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "temple",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life unit.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    }
  ],
  "studyNotes": [],
  "translationNotes": [],
  "calculatorSupport": true,
  "lastReviewed": "2026-06-14",
  "reviewStatus": "listed",
  "url": "/bible-everyday-life/weights-measures-money-time/long-cubit/",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://ai-bible-commentary.com/bible-everyday-life/weights-measures-money-time/long-cubit/",
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    "matchCount": 2,
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      "H520"
    ],
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        "itemId": "long-cubit",
        "itemName": "Long Cubit",
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        "book": "Ezekiel",
        "chapter": 40,
        "verse": 5,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/ezekiel/40/#ezekiel-40-5",
        "tokenText": "cubits",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "H520"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "H520"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "H520",
        "morph": "",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [],
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        "matchTermNormalized": "cubits",
        "matchSource": "controlled_kjv_alias",
        "confidence": "review",
        "contentStrongNumbers": [
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      },
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        "itemId": "long-cubit",
        "itemName": "Long Cubit",
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        "chapter": 40,
        "verse": 5,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/ezekiel/40/#ezekiel-40-5",
        "tokenText": "by the cubit",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "H520"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "H520"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "H520",
        "morph": "",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [],
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        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "strongsOccurrenceExpansion": {
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    "occurrenceCount": 156,
    "uniqueReferenceCount": 132,
    "bookCount": 16,
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      "H520"
    ]
  },
  "occurrencePrecision": {
    "level": "broad lexical range",
    "readerGuidance": "This entry follows a wider set of related Strong’s numbers; use the listed references and tooltip context to narrow the study.",
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    "bookCount": 16
  },
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}