Ama (אמה) means forearm in Hebrew.
It can also mean cubit, middle finger, and third finger. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
forearm, cubit, middle finger, third finger
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Ama.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1החלק ביד הנמשך מן המרפק ועד שורש כף היד.
- 2בהשאלהמדת אורך השווה למרחק מן המרפק ועד קצה כף היד, 40 עד 60 ס"מ לערך.
וְזֶה אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂה אֹתָהּ שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת אַמָּה אֹרֶךְ הַתֵּבָה חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה רָחְבָּהּ וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אַמָּה קוֹמָתָהּ.
- 3בהשאלההאצבע האמצעית בכף היד (בדרך כלל האצבע הארוכה יותר).
- 4לשון חז"ל, בהשאלהאיבר מינו של הזכר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ama is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אַמָּה
- Written without vowel points
- אמה
- Said
- ama
- Root
- א־מ־מ
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Plural
- אַמּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' אַמּוֹת
- Gematria
- 46
This is how Ama is said in other languages.
- English
- forearm, cubit, middle finger, third finger
- Arabic
- وَسْطِى
- French
- avant-bras, coudée, médius
These words mean nearly the same as Ama.
These words mean the opposite of Ama.
- זרוע
- ירךthigh
- שוק
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ama.
The word Ama is part of these phrases and sayings.
- ד' אמות
- אמת מדה
- אמות הספים
- אמה על אמה
- אמת ים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Ama comes from the root א־מ־מ, like these words.
This is where the word Ama comes from.
באוגריתית (אַמת).
These words come before and after Ama in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ama.
What does Ama (אמה) mean in Hebrew?
Ama (אמה) means forearm, cubit, and middle finger. It is said ama, with the stress on ma.
What is a synonym for Ama (אמה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ama (אמה) are צרדה.
What is the opposite of Ama (אמה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Ama (אמה) are זרוע, ירך, and שוק.
What rhymes with Ama (אמה)?
Words that rhyme with Ama (אמה) include אדמה, רקמה, מלחמה, בהמה, אומה, and רמה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אמה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.