(Tower of) the Hundred
me.ah identifies the Hundred tower in Nehemiah’s building and procession descriptions.
The attested form identifies the Hundred tower as a named landmark: it marks the extent of consecrated construction in Nehemiah 3:1 and occurs among gates and towers passed in Nehemiah 12:39.
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The Hundred tower as a landmark · dominant
In Nehemiah 3:1, the cardinal adjective occurs in the clause marking how far the priests consecrated the work; the APB renders the location "as far as the tower of the hundred." In Nehemiah 12:39, it is listed among gates and towers along the route, rendered "the tower of the Hundred."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as part of the tower’s name in both verses, with capitalization varying between "tower of the hundred" and "tower of the Hundred." This wording confirms the tower reference at clause level rather than isolating the term by itself.