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H2947 טֵפַח (ṭêphach) tay'-fakh
Hebrew
Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

handbreadth

Strong's Definition

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

Derivation: from H2946 (טָפַח);

KJV Usage: coping, hand-breadth.

TWOT Reference: 818b

Outline of Biblical Usage

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

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

טֵפַח ṭêphach BDB Definition: 1) span, width of the hand, hand breadth 1a) a unit of measurement, measurement of length 2) coping (an architectural term) Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H2946 Same Word by TWOT Number: 818b Total KJV Occurrences: 5

Bible Occurrences (4)

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