How many times is cubit mentioned in the Bible?
The word cubit appears 45 times in the King James Version, in 28 verses. Counting every form (cubit, cubits), it appears 258 times in 141 verses across 22 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses cubit 41 times (256 with every form).
Cubit in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of cubit counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| cubit | 45 | 41 |
| cubits | 213 | 215 |
| Total | 258 | 256 |
Which books mention cubit most
Cubit appears in 22 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Ezekiel has the most (92), then Exodus (59) and 1 Kings (45).
Also in: 1 Samuel (1), 1 Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (1), Matthew (1), Luke (1), John (1), Revelation (1).
First and last mention of cubit
And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
The verse that uses it most is Ezekiel 41:2, 5 times (tied with Ezekiel 43:13):
And the breadth of the door was ten cubits; and the sides of the door were five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the other side: and he measured the length thereof, forty cubits: and the breadth, twenty cubits.
Where the two translations differ
1 verse matches in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 0 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Matthew 6:27: counted in the KJV only
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
“Which of you, by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan?
Common questions
How many times is cubit in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 254 of the 258 uses are in the Old Testament and 4 in the New Testament. Cubit appears in 22 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Ezekiel has the most (92), then Exodus (59) and 1 Kings (45).
Where is cubit first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 6:15: "And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits." The last is Revelation 21:17.
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.