 | Charles Robson - 1839 - 540 sider
...fore-arm, from the wrist to the elbow; in NT e cubit, the common ancient measure of length, equal to the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, and usually rpckoned at 1J foot; Matt. 6. 27 iriix"" fva, John 21. 8 iis OTTO ir?)xi''' SioKao-iW.... | |
 | Edward Robinson - 1851 - 618 sider
...fore-arm, from the wrist to the elbow; in NT о cubit, the common ancient measure of length, equal to the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, and usually reckoned at 1§ foot; Matt. 6. 27 тгт)хис 'éva, John 21. 8 ws cbro TrTjYcîc Sm/coo't'coc.... | |
 | 1858 - 358 sider
...Superficial measure. IV. Measure of Capacity. The second and third points will be first alluded to, because, as regards those two, there seems less difficulty...course no standard at all. This length is known as the hath or moolum, and averages 19g inches. *It is always translated ciibii, though invariably exceeding... | |
 | William Howard Van Doren - 1867 - 606 sider
...fore arm, f rom the wrist to the elbow. In NT ambit, the common ancient measure of length, equal to the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, and usually reckoned at 1^ foot. Robinson. 9. As soon then as they were come to laud, they saw a fire... | |
 | Daniel Garrison Brinton, George Henry Napheys - 1870 - 366 sider
...of the head. The knee should be precisely midway between the same point and the bottom of the heel. The distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger should be the same as from the elbow to the middle line of the breast. From the top of the head to... | |
 | Edward Henry Knight - 1876 - 996 sider
...comprised between the tips of the thumb and little finger when extended. The length of the font (pes). The distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger (cubit). A step = 30 inches (yradus). A double-step or pace = 5 feet (passim). The reach of the extended... | |
 | Madras (India : Presidency), C. D. Maclean - 1877 - 478 sider
...Kadum (10 miles). The basis of linear measure in the South of India is tho moolum given above, which is the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger of a full-sized man. In square measure the use of the English Acre is encouraged, Square but the following... | |
 | GOVERNMENT PRESS - 1877 - 780 sider
...Kadum (10 miles). The basis of lineal measure in the South of India is the moolum given above, which is the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger of a full-sized man. In square measure the use of the English Acre is encouraged, but the following table... | |
 | 1879 - 352 sider
...23 46 50 26 25 at 48 60 24 20 29 40 48 25 18 48 17 is 16 IS Chapter V. Capital. 66 DISTRICTS. hdtfi, the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger of a tall man, varies from seventeen to nineteen and half inches. It is the measure commonly used by the poorer classes.... | |
 | William Alfred Browne - 1879 - 364 sider
...standard. They are founded upon indefinite ideas of the breadth of a finger or length of a fore-arm. The distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger is called a Rath or Moolum. The term Hat•h is generally translated Cubit. The average length of the... | |
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For a person of average height, it is equal to about the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, plus a hand's-breadth, the former distance being the natural cubit (for a person of such height). 
