How tall was the giant Goliath in the story of David and Goliath?

Correct answer: 6 cubits and a span

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Timoteo
Timoteo
StationaryStreet4, in my comment above.
Timoteo
Timoteo
A cubit is 18 inches, roughly the length from elbow to fingertip. A span is 9 inches, roughly the length from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the pinky when the hand is fully spread. So Goliath was 9 ft. 9 in. tall.
Manchester City
Manchester City
Wonder, i read somewhere he was six feet four which in that era was classed as giant.
StationaryStreet4
StationaryStreet4
So where's the conversion of what that means?