Scriptorium tag: N
Known entity types:  
 1. (En) ell, cubit (forearm)
(Fr) avant-bras, coudée
(De) Elle, Unterarm
Bibliography: CD 210b-211a?; KoptHWb 110?; ChLCS 30a?
Descended from Demotic mḥ, Hieroglyphic Egyptian mḥ cubit; cubit rod; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Sahidic:
  • ⲉⲕⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ · ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲁⲕ ⲉⲕϩⲏⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁϩⲉ · When thou art sleeping in any place with the brethren let not thy person approach them within a cubit. Letter of pseudo-Ephrem MERC.AT 126-134 (urn:cts:copticLit:psephrem.letter.budge:1-9)
  • ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕⲟⲃϩⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲟⲩϭⲓⲥ ⲙⲁϩⲉ ⲛϣⲓⲏ · Thy teeth shall project from thy mouth the length of half a cubit. Discourse on Abbaton, part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:timothy.discourses.on_abbaton:22-54)
  • ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲙⲧ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉϯⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲁϩⲉ ⲛϣⲓⲏ ϩⲓⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲛⲅ ⲛϣⲛⲉ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩⲛⲅ ⲛϩⲉⲣⲙⲁⲛ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲙⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲉϩ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲧⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲛϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲣⲙⲁⲛ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲡⲙⲁϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲙⲁϩⲉ And there was a brazen chapiter upon them, and the length was five cubits, even the height of one chapiter; and there were on the chapiter round about network and pomegranates, all of brass: and correspondingly the second pillar had eight pomegranates to a cubit for the twelve cubits. 24_Jeremiah_52 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.jer.coptot:52)

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