The meaning of “זֶרֶת”
Understanding zereth reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
span. - the spread of the fingers, i.e. a span 1) span 1a) a unit of measure, approx half-cubit, or the distance from th...
זֶרֶת
span. - the spread of the fingers, i.e. a span 1) span 1a) a unit of measure, approx half-cubit, or the distance from the thumb to the little finger on an outstretched hand
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 28:16 | “Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof.” Word: זֶרֶת (zereth) | |
| Exodus 39:9 | “It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled.” Word: זֶרֶת (zereth) | |
| 1 Samuel 17:4 | “And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.” Word: זֶרֶת (zereth) | |
| Isaiah 40:12 | “Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?” Word: זֶרֶת (zereth) | |
| Ezekiel 43:13 | “And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar.” Word: זֶרֶת (zereth) |