am.mah denotes the measurement used for the stated height and width of an image and a building.

The attested forms mark a unit of measurement in dimension statements: the height and width of Nebuchadnezzar's image and the planned height and breadth of the house of God.

1. Measurement in stated dimensions · dominant

   In Daniel 3:1, the singular form occurs in the dimensions of the gold image, whose height and width the APB renders as "sixty cubits" and "six cubits." In Ezra 6:3, plural forms occur in the decree's measurements for the house of God, rendered as a height and breadth of "sixty cubits."

   Daniel 3:1Ezra 6:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the forms as "cubits" in both dimension statements.