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How tall was Goliath?

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Goliath - The precise meaning of Goliath’s name is not known. One of the suggestions that have been raised is that this is a Hurrian name composed of the elements guli (“the word of”) and te (a common shortening of the theophoric name tešup). (The Hurrians were a people whose origin was apparently in the region of Armenia and who are mentioned as one of the people groups living in the land of Canaan.)

 
אַמָּה  =   arm, forearm 
cubit. = equal to 17.49 inches or .443 meter.
 
זֶ֫רֶת  =  span  the distance between ends of thumb and the  little finger of spread hand;
8.745 inches  or .221 meter
 
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A Hebrew language, Literature and Creative Writing teacher with 19 years of experience in these fields, Sigal has a master's degree in literature from Haifa University. Sigal holds a teacher's certificate for teaching Hebrew from the Ministry of...

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1 Samuel 17:4 wayyëcë´ ´î|š-haBBënaºyim mimmaHánôt Püliš•Tîm Gol•yät šümô miGGat Gob•hô šëš ´ammôt wäzäºret 

 
1 Samuel 17:4 And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

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Goliath

Thanks for clearing that up for me.
I always wondered exactly how tall Goliath was.
Lord Bless You.

steve w johnson (12/20/2011)

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