1) span 1a) a unit of measure, approx half-cubit, or the distance from the thumb to the little finger on an outstretched hand Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H2219 Same Word by TWOT Number: 587
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זֶ֫רֶתnoun femininespan (Late Hebrew id. (ᵑ7זַרְתָּא, Syriac ; apparently from Hebrew), etymology dubious; Thes and most derive from √ זרה, see Ol§ 146 b but also Sta§ 187 a; BaZMG 1887, 607 proposes √ זרהmeasure off, determine, compare p. 280) — span, as standard of measurement, תִּכֵּן׳שָׁמַיִם בַּזIsaiah 40:12; elsewhere of actual size, a span, distance between ends of thumb and little finger of spread hand;=1/2 cubit (see אַמָּה & references; compare Exodus 25:10 with JosephAnt. iii. 6, 5), ׳זExodus 28:16 (twice in verse); Exodus 39:9 (twice in verse) (all P) Ezekiel 43:13; זָ֑רֶת1 Samuel 17:4 six cubits and a span. See HultschMetrol. 1882, 443 BenzArchäol. 179.
Exodus 28:16 HEB:יִֽהְיֶ֖ה כָּפ֑וּל זֶ֥רֶת אָרְכּ֖וֹ וְזֶ֥רֶת NAS: [and] folded double, a span in length KJV: it shall be [being] doubled; a span [shall be] the length INT: become folded A span length span
Exodus 28:16 HEB:זֶ֥רֶת אָרְכּ֖וֹ וְזֶ֥רֶת רָחְבּֽוֹ׃ NAS: a span in length and a span in width. KJV: [shall be] the length thereof, and a span [shall be] the breadth INT: A span length span width
Exodus 39:9 HEB:אֶת־ הַחֹ֑שֶׁן זֶ֧רֶת אָרְכּ֛וֹ וְזֶ֥רֶת NAS: folded double, a span long and a span KJV: double: a span [was] the length INT: made the breastpiece A span long span
Exodus 39:9 HEB:זֶ֧רֶת אָרְכּ֛וֹ וְזֶ֥רֶת רָחְבּ֖וֹ כָּפֽוּל׃ NAS: long and a span wide KJV: [was] the length thereof, and a span the breadth INT: A span long span wide double
1 Samuel 17:4 HEB:שֵׁ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת וָזָֽרֶת׃ NAS: was six cubits and a span. KJV: [was] six cubits and a span. INT: was six cubits span
Isaiah 40:12 HEB:מַ֗יִם וְשָׁמַ֙יִם֙ בַּזֶּ֣רֶת תִּכֵּ֔ן וְכָ֥ל NAS: the heavens by the span, And calculated KJV: heaven with the span, and comprehended INT: the waters the heavens the span and marked and calculated
Ezekiel 43:13 HEB:שְׂפָתָ֤הּ סָבִיב֙ זֶ֣רֶת הָאֶחָ֔ד וְזֶ֖ה NAS: one span; and this KJV: [shall be] a span: and this [shall be] the higher place INT: edge round span one and this
; apparently from Hebrew), etymology dubious; Thes and most derive from √ זרה, see Ol§ 146 b but also Sta§ 187 a; BaZMG 1887, 607 proposes √ זרהmeasure off, determine, compare p. 280) — span, as standard of measurement, תִּכֵּן׳שָׁמַיִם בַּזIsaiah 40:12; elsewhere of actual size, a span, distance between ends of thumb and little finger of spread hand;=1/2 cubit (see אַמָּה & references; compare Exodus 25:10 with JosephAnt. iii. 6, 5), ׳זExodus 28:16 (twice in verse); Exodus 39:9 (twice in verse) (all P) Ezekiel 43:13; זָ֑רֶת1 Samuel 17:4 six cubits and a span. See HultschMetrol. 1882, 443 BenzArchäol. 179.