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(המּדּה ×§× ×”, kÌ£eneÌ„h hamiddaÌ„h; καÌλαμος, kaÌlamos): Used in ff; ; ; ; , . The length of the reed is given as 6 cubits, each cubit being a cubit and a palm, i.e. the large cubit of 7 palms, or about 10 ft. See CUBIT. Originally it was an actual reed used for measurements of considerable length, but came at last to be used for a measure of definite length, as indicated by the reference in Ezkiel (compare “pole†in English measures).