{
  "id": "cubit",
  "name": "Cubit",
  "aliases": [],
  "category": "Length",
  "subCategory": "Primary biblical length measure",
  "language": [
    "Hebrew",
    "Greek"
  ],
  "originalTerms": [
    {
      "term": "אַמָּה",
      "transliteration": "ʾammāh",
      "strongs": "H520"
    },
    {
      "term": "πῆχυς",
      "transliteration": "pēchys",
      "strongs": "G4083"
    }
  ],
  "shortDefinition": "A standard length from elbow to fingertip, used heavily in construction and dimensions.",
  "system": "Hebrew/Greek",
  "conversion": {
    "metres": 0.456
  },
  "metricApprox": "about 45.6 cm by common estimate",
  "imperialApprox": "about 18 in",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "certaintyNote": "The exact cubit standard varies; long-cubit contexts need separate handling.",
  "usageTypes": [
    "architecture",
    "temple",
    "ark",
    "prophetic"
  ],
  "relatedItems": [
    "span",
    "handbreadth",
    "long-cubit",
    "reed"
  ],
  "verses": [
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 6:15",
      "book": "Genesis",
      "chapter": 6,
      "verse": 15,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/genesis/6/#genesis-6-15",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "ark",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life unit.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Exodus 25:10",
      "book": "Exodus",
      "chapter": 25,
      "verse": 10,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/exodus/25/#exodus-25-10",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "tabernacle",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life unit.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    },
    {
      "reference": "1 Kings 6:2",
      "book": "1 Kings",
      "chapter": 6,
      "verse": 2,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/1-kings/6/#1-kings-6-2",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "temple",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life unit.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Matthew 6:27",
      "book": "Matthew",
      "chapter": 6,
      "verse": 27,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/matthew/6/#matthew-6-27",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "teaching",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life unit.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Revelation 21:17",
      "book": "Revelation",
      "chapter": 21,
      "verse": 17,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/revelation/21/#revelation-21-17",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "prophetic",
      "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/cubit/",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://ai-bible-commentary.com/bible-everyday-life/weights-measures-money-time/cubit/",
  "localStrongEvidence": {
    "source": "/data/bible-everyday-life/local-strongs-audit.json",
    "matchCount": 2,
    "uniqueStrongNumbers": [
      "G4083",
      "H520"
    ],
    "matches": [
      {
        "itemId": "cubit",
        "itemName": "Cubit",
        "reference": "Exodus 25:10",
        "localKjvReference": "Exodus 25:10",
        "book": "Exodus",
        "chapter": 25,
        "verse": 10,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/exodus/25/#exodus-25-10",
        "tokenText": "thereof, and a cubit",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "H520"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "H520"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "H520",
        "morph": "",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [],
        "matchTerm": "Cubit",
        "matchTermNormalized": "cubit",
        "matchSource": "item_name",
        "confidence": "high",
        "contentStrongNumbers": [
          "H520"
        ]
      },
      {
        "itemId": "cubit",
        "itemName": "Cubit",
        "reference": "Matthew 6:27",
        "localKjvReference": "Matthew 6:27",
        "book": "Matthew",
        "chapter": 6,
        "verse": 27,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/matthew/6/#matthew-6-27",
        "tokenText": "cubit",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "G4083"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "G4083"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "G4083",
        "morph": "robinson:N-ASM",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [
          "πηχυν"
        ],
        "matchTerm": "Cubit",
        "matchTermNormalized": "cubit",
        "matchSource": "item_name",
        "confidence": "high",
        "contentStrongNumbers": [
          "G4083"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "strongsOccurrenceExpansion": {
    "source": "/data/bible-everyday-life/strongs-occurrence-expansion.json",
    "occurrenceCount": 160,
    "uniqueReferenceCount": 136,
    "bookCount": 20,
    "strongs": [
      "G4083",
      "H520"
    ]
  },
  "occurrencePrecision": {
    "level": "tighter lexical range",
    "readerGuidance": "Best used as a direct lexical occurrence set, while still checking the surrounding verse context.",
    "listedReferenceCount": 2,
    "expandedUniqueReferenceCount": 136,
    "expandedOccurrenceCount": 160,
    "bookCount": 20
  },
  "calculatorUrl": "/bible-everyday-life/calculators/?calc=length&qty=1&unit=cubit#length-distance-converter"
}