טֶ֫פַח
te.phach
“handbreadth”
Definition
a spread of the hand, i.e. a palm-breadth (not 'span' of the fingers); architecturally, a corbel (as a supporting palm)
from H2946 (טָפַח);
- span, width of the hand, hand breadth 1a) a unit of measurement, measurement of length 2) coping (an architectural term)
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
טֶ֫פַח appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard.
It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold two thousand baths.
It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold three thousand baths.
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