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Handbreadth

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A measure of four fingers, equal to about four inches (Exod 25:25; 37:12; Ps 39:5, etc.).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hand'-bredth (Tephach, Tophach, 1 Kgs 7:26; 2 Chr 4:5; Ps 39:5; Exod 25:25; Exod 37:12; Ezek 40:5; Ezek 40:43; Ezek 43:13): A Hebrew linear measure containing 4 fingers, or digits, and equal to about 3 inches.

See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

Kilde: Easton's Bible Dictionary (M.G. Easton, 1897) og International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (red. James Orr, 1915/1939), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread (fully or partially). Links to people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).