Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1574 |
|---|---|
| Word: | גּוֹמֶד |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root apparently meaning to grasp |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | gomed |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | go'-med |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) a span |
| KJV Renderings: | cubit. |
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גֹּ֫מֶד noun masculine cubit (from elbow to knuckles of clenched (contracted) hand; Aq on Ezek 27:11, Ra and others; Greek πυγμή; Late Hebrew גּוֺמֶד cubit; so Aramaic גַּרְמִידָא ChWB1. 155, [untranscribed source text 936] (lexicons)) — Judg 3:16 of Ehud's sword אָרְכָּהּ ׳ ג (see GFM).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
