Span
(zereth; spithame): A measure of length equal to half a cubit or about 9 in. (Exod 28:16; Exod 39:9; 1 Sam 17:4, etc.). Lam 2:20 the King James Version is a mistranslation; see the Revised Version (British and American).
See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Kilde: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (red. James Orr, 1915/1939), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread.