Digit

Digit (אֵעבּע, etsba´, the "finger"), a Jewish measure of length, being about the breadth of a finger (q.v.). It was the fourth part of a palm, and the 24th of a cubit. According to Dr. Arbuthnot's tables, the digit is 0.912th of an English inch. SEE METROLOGY.

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⇒See also the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia.

 
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