Finger

A ancient unit of measurement equal to the thickness of four fingers.

About Finger

Linear measure equivalent to the width of a finger (Jer 52:21). See Weights and Measures.

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Form, use in ancient daily life, and how translators render the term.

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Jeremiah 52:21

Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick.

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Jeremiah 52:21

Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick.