Easton's Bible Dictionary
A measure of four fingers, equal to about four inches (
Exodus 25:25;
37:12;
Psalm 39:5, etc.).
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(
n.) A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
HANDBREADTHhand'-bredth (Tephach, Tophach, 1 Kings 7:26 2 Chronicles 4:5; Psalm 39:5 Exodus 25:25; Exodus 37:12 Ezekiel 40:5, 43; Ezekiel 43:13): A Hebrew linear measure containing 4 fingers, or digits, and equal to about 3 inches.
See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Strong's Hebrew
2947. tephach -- a span, handbreadth, coping... 2946, 2947. tephach. 2948 . a span,
handbreadth, coping. Transliteration: tephach
Phonetic Spelling: (tay'-fakh) Short Definition:
handbreadth.
... /hebrew/2947.htm - 6k 2948. tophach -- a span, handbreadth
... 2947, 2948. tophach. 2949 . a span, handbreadth. Transliteration: tophach
Phonetic Spelling: (to'-fakh) Short Definition: handbreadth. ...
/hebrew/2948.htm - 6k
Library
The Bitterness and Blessedness of the Brevity of Life
... than petition"and which is absorbed in the contemplation of the manifest melancholy
facts of human life"'Thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture j/the bitterness and blessedness of.htm
God's Waiting and Man's
... short. And when the perfect fruition is come, and we enter into the great
spaces of Eternity, it will seem as an handbreadth. 'Take ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/gods waiting and mans.htm
Whether the Whole Good of Human Nature Can be Destroyed by Sin
... text 37, any finite magnitude will at length be exhausted if the same quantity is
repeatedly taken from it"if I were to subtract a handbreadth from a finite ...
/.../aquinas/nature and grace/article two whether the whole.htm
Psalm 39
... What is the same; that I thereby. my frailty well may know. ^5Lo, thou my days an
handbreadth mad'st; mine age is in thine eye. As nothing: sure each man at best ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/anonymous/scottish psalter and paraphrases/psalm 39.htm
Chastisements.
... Not only he himself, with his handbreadth of days, that shrink into absolute
nothingness when brought into contrast with the life of God, but "every man," even ...
//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/the life of david/xiv chastisements.htm
Clairvoyance
... And even to convey the simpler truth that life is short, we find only references
to short things that are seen"a handbreadth, a pilgrimage, a flower, a ...
//christianbookshelf.org/drummond/the ideal life/clairvoyance.htm
"What is Your Life?"
... It is a handbreadth; a weaver's shuttle; nothing; an eagle hasting to the prey;
a swift post; a swift ship. ... "My days are as an handbreadth.". ...
//christianbookshelf.org/drummond/the ideal life/what is your life.htm
Second Great Group of Parables.
... Lightfoot, a wall and not a gulf separated between the just and the unjust, and
they were not "afar off" from each other, the distance being but a handbreadth. ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xcii second great group of 6.htm
Thou Art the Man
... My conscience, your conscience, is like the standard measures which we at present
possess, which by their very names"foot, handbreadth, nail, and the like ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/thou art the man.htm
The New Man
... Moral harmony. What separates men from their Father in heaven? Is it that His 'years
are throughout all generations,' and 'my days are as an handbreadth'? ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/the new man.htm
Thesaurus
Handbreadth (9 Occurrences)... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia.
HANDBREADTH.
...Handbreadth (9 Occurrences).
Exodus 25:25 You shall make a rim of a
handbreadth around it.
.../h/handbreadth.htm - 10kRim (18 Occurrences)
... Rim (18 Occurrences). Exodus 25:25 You shall make a rim of a handbreadth around
it. You shall make a golden molding on its rim around it. (WEB NAS NIV). ...
/r/rim.htm - 11k
Measuring (42 Occurrences)
... The reed is described as 6 cubits long, "of a cubit and a handbreadth each," ie
the cubit used was a handbreadth longer than the common cubit (see CUBIT ...
/m/measuring.htm - 22k
Thickness (12 Occurrences)
... 2 Chronicles 4:5 And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it
like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and ...
/t/thickness.htm - 10k
Molding (10 Occurrences)
... (WEB RSV NIV). Exodus 25:25 You shall make a rim of a handbreadth around it. You
shall make a golden molding on its rim around it. (WEB RSV NIV). ...
/m/molding.htm - 9k
Brim (9 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 7:26 It was a handbreadth thick: and its brim was worked like the brim
of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it held two thousand baths. ...
/b/brim.htm - 10k
Baths (8 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). 1 Kings 7:26 It was a handbreadth thick: and its brim was worked like
the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it held two thousand baths. ...
/b/baths.htm - 9k
Containeth (3 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 7:26 And 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. (YLT). ...
/c/containeth.htm - 7k
Flower (33 Occurrences)
... (BBE). 1 Kings 7:26 It was a handbreadth thick: and its brim was worked like the
brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it held two thousand baths. ...
/f/flower.htm - 18k
Lily (9 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 7:26 It was a handbreadth thick: and its brim was worked like the brim
of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it held two thousand baths. ...
/l/lily.htm - 15k
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