אַמָּה
Meanings
Feminine noun
1. forearm (anatomy)
2. Hebrew cubit, usually 44.3 cm (17½ in) but sometimes 51.8 cm (20.4 in) (units of measure)
3. middle finger (anatomy)
4. penis (anatomy, Mishnaic, euphemistic)
5. canal
Pronunciation
amá
Examples9
תּוֹם קורקע באַרְבַּע אַמּוֹתָיו.
Tom has been confined to his quarters.
אֲנִי מקווה שֶׁלֹּא אַמּוֹת הַיּוֹם.
I hope I don't die today.
הִיא על פי רֹב מִסְתַּגֶּרֶת בדֶּלֶת אַמּוֹתֶיהָ.
She pretty much keeps to herself.
גׇּבְהוֹ שֶׁל הַסּוּס חמש עֲשָׂרָה אַמּוֹת וּמִשְׁקָלוֹ שִׁבְעִים סְאָה.
This horse stands fifteen hands and weighs seventy stone.
מרי הייתה טִיפּוּס שָׁקֵט שֶׁהִסְתַּגֵּר בדֶּלֶת אַמּוֹתָיו וּלְעִתִּים רְחוֹקוֹת הִתְיַחֵס לאֲחֵרִים.
Mary was a quiet type who kept to herself and rarely interacted with others.
רוּם הַמַּעֲלָה חֲצִי אַמָּה וְשִׁלְחָהּ חֲצִי אַמָּה
The rise of a step was half a cubit, and its run was half a cubit.