A unit of length based on the distance from the elbow to the fingers, about eighteen inches or half a meter.
About Cubit
Linear measure, about 18 inches (46 centimeters), the length of a man’s forearm from the elbow to the tip of his middle finger. See Weights and Measures.
Key References
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.
All Scripture References (4)
Matthew (1)
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
Luke (1)
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
John (1)
The other disciples came ashore in the boat. They dragged in the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.
Revelation (1)
And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.