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 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.1 Kings 7:26 · טֶ֔פַחIt 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.2 Chronicles 4:5 · טֶ֔פַחIt 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.Psalm 39:5 · טְפָח֨וֹת׀You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah