HANDBREADTH

hand'-bredth (Tephach, Tophach, 1 Kings 7:26; 2 Chronicles 4:5; Psalms 39:5; Exodus 25:25; 37:12; Ezekiel 40:5,43; 43:13): A Hebrew linear measure containing 4 fingers, or digits, and equal to about 3 inches.

See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES .

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.