1) span, width of the hand, hand breadth 1a) a unit of measurement, measurement of length 2) coping (an architectural term)
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H2947 — טֶ֫פַח
te.phach · handbreadth · Hebrew/Aramaic
4 tagged verse occurrences
1 Kings 7:9 · הַטְּפָח֔וֹתAll these were of costly stones, even of hewn stone, according to measure, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside unto the great court.1 Kings 7:26 · טֶ֔פַחAnd it was a handbreadth thick: and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it held two thousand baths.2 Chronicles 4:5 · טֶ֔פַחAnd it was a handbreadth thick; and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it received and held three thousand baths.Psalm 39:5 · טְפָח֨וֹת׀Behold, thou hast made my days as handbreadths; And my life-time is as nothing before thee: Surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity. [Selah