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zeret זֶ֫רֶת ‘span’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from zārā זָרָה ‘to scatter’
Roots: זרה

zeret n, f
1) span
 1a) a unit of measure, approx half-cubit, or the distance from the thumb to the little finger on an outstretched hand

Mentioned in Exodus 28:16, 39:9 1 Samuel 17:4 Isaiah 40:12 Ezekiel 43:13

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