Quoting%20commentary for Kelim 17:10

רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר, כָּל הָאַמּוֹת הָיוּ בֵינוֹנִיּוֹת, חוּץ מִמִּזְבַּח הַזָּהָב וְהַקֶּרֶן וְהַסּוֹבֵב וְהַיְסוֹד. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, אַמַּת הַבִּנְיָן שִׁשָּׁה טְפָחִים, וְשֶׁל כֵּלִים חֲמִשָּׁה:

Rabbi Meir says: all <em>amot</em> were of the medium length except for that of the golden altar, [and] the horns, the surround and the base [of the copper altar]. Rabbi Yehudah says: the cubit used for building was one of six <em>tefachim</em> and that for the vessels was of five <em>tefachim</em>.

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