Hypermikdash
THE AMAH
Since the amah (plural: amos, also known
as a cubit or, for some unknown reason, an ell) is the single most common
unit of measurement in the Temple literature, that will be the unit with
which we will measure "our" Temple.
How big is an amah? Anywhere between
one and a half and two feet (that's somewhere between 55 and 70 centimetres
for those of you who care). So the courtyard of the Temple Mount
then, which is 500 by 500 amos, would be between 750 x 750 and 1000 x 1000
feet.