(qeneh hamiddah; kalamos): Used inEze 40:5ff; 42:16; 45:1;Re 11:1;21:15,16. 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. SeeCUBIT. 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).
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr, General Editor, 1844–1913 edition.