Cubits Meaning in English

word · lemma: cubit

US

ˈkjubɪt

KYOO-bit

UK

kjˈuːbɪts

kyoo-BITS

التعريف

A cubit is an ancient unit of length based roughly on the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, about 45–52 centimeters.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Cubit' is an old measurement, used mainly in historical texts, the Bible, and archaeology. It's not used in modern measurement. Plural is 'cubits.'

• Spanish: codos (medida) - cúbitos (medida bíblica)
• Portuguese (BR): côvados (unidade de medida)
• Portuguese (PT): côvados (unidade de medida)
• Chinese (Simplified): 肘尺
• Chinese (Traditional): 肘尺
• Hindi: हाथ (प्राचीन लंबाई की इकाई)
• Arabic: ذراع (وحدة قياس قديمة)
• Bengali: হাত
• Russian: локти
• Japanese: キュビット
• Vietnamese: cubit - khuỷu tay (đơn vị đo chiều dài cổ)
• Korean: 큐빗
• Turkish: arşın
• Urdu: ہاتھ
• Indonesian: hasta

جمل نموذجية

The room was five cubits long.

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Noah's Ark was three hundred cubits long.

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He measured the wall and wrote down six cubits.

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Ancient builders often used cubits for construction projects.

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If you read the Bible, you’ll see measurements given in cubits.

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I had to look up what cubits meant while studying ancient Egyptian texts.

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