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( זרת , zereth ; σπιθαμή , spithamḗ ): A measure of length equal to half a cubit or about 9 in. ( Exodus 28:16; Exodus 39:9; 1 Samuel 17:4 , etc.). Lamentations 2:20 the King James Version is a mistranslation; see the Revised Version (British and American). See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES .

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Span'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​s/span.html. 1915.
 
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