 | Charles Robson - 1839 - 540 페이지
...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 페이지
...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.... | |
 | Madras literary society - 1856 - 722 페이지
...to the most applicable and feasible arrangement. The unit of Linear measure in India, is generally the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger of a tall man, and is of course no standard at all. This length is known as the haf/t or moolum, and averages... | |
 | 1858 - 358 페이지
...to the most applicable and feasible arrangement. The unit of Linear measure in India, is generally the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger of a tall man, and is of course no standard at all. This length is known as the hath or moolum, and averages... | |
 | William Howard Van Doren - 1867 - 606 페이지
...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 페이지
...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 페이지
...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 페이지
...Thundums = 1 Coss. 4 Coss = 1 Kadum (10 miles). The basis of linear measure in the South of India is tho moolum given above, which is the distance from the...measure the use of the English Acre is encouraged, Square but the following table holds its ground, the native Cawny taking the place of the Acre :—... | |
 | 1879 - 352 페이지
...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... | |
 | William Alfred Browne - 1879 - 364 페이지
...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). 
