טֶ֫פַח

te.phachNoun (Masculine)H2947

handbreadth

From: from H2946 (טָפַח);

Short Definition

a spread of the hand, i.e. a palm-breadth (not 'span' of the fingers); architecturally, a corbel (as a supporting palm)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. span, width of the hand, hand breadth 1a) a unit of measurement, measurement of length 2) coping (an architectural term)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

3 times

Appears 3 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Kings
2
2 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Kings 7:9
  • 1 Kings 7:26
  • 2 Chronicles 4:5

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