length · Mesopotamia / Levant · Antiquity

Ezekiel long cubit

approx.

Variant of cubit (biblical)

Record: M516
Definition quality: Historically reconstructed
Conversion mode: multiplicative
Calculator: Approximately calculable

Definition

One Ezekiel long cubit is understood to be about 0.5186 metres.

Reference value

One Ezekiel long cubit is understood to be about 0.5186 metres.

Modern use

Retained primarily for historical, educational, or reference use rather than as a current standardized calculator unit.

Did you know?

Ezekiel actually defines his special cubit in the text: each 'long cubit' is an ordinary cubit plus one handbreadth. The unusual unit is therefore part of the vision's measurement instructions, not a modern invention.

Sources & evidence

Source tier Tier B/C — recorded secondary/reference source · confidence Moderate

Trivia — https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+40%3A5&version=CEB%3BESV%3BNKJV%3BNIV

Related measurements

metre

length · International · Modern

SI base unit of length. Its definition fixes the speed of light in vacuum at exactly 299,792,458 m/s, with the second defined from the caesium-133 hyperfine frequency.