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 are of precious stone, according to the measures of hewn work, sawn with a saw, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and at the outside, unto the great court.1 Kings 7:26 · טֶ֔פַחAnd its thickness is an handbreadth, and its edge as the work of the edge of a cup, flowers of lilies; two thousand baths it containeth.2 Chronicles 4:5 · טֶ֔פַחAnd its thickness is a handbreadth, and its lip as the work of the lip of a cup flowered with lilies; taking hold—baths three thousand it containeth.Psalm 39:5 · טְפָח֨וֹת׀Lo, handbreadths Thou hast made my days, And mine age is as nothing before Thee, Only, all vanity is every man set up. Selah.