Historical Units

बित्ता (स्पैन)

परिभाषा

अंगूठे की नोक से छोटी अंगुली की नोक तक फैली हाथ की चौड़ाई पर आधारित प्राचीन लंबाई इकाई, लगभग 23 सेमी (9 इंच) मानकीकृत।

व्याख्या

Half a cubit, the span was widely used in ancient Hebrew, Greek, and Roman measurement. Goliath's height in the Bible is given as 'six cubits and a span,' roughly 2.9 meters. Like other body-based units, it varied between individuals; standardization came later through royal decrees or reference artifacts. It survives in horse height measurement, where 'hands' (10 cm) replaced the older span.

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