H2947

טֶ֫פַח

te.phachH:N-M

handbreadth

1) span, width of the hand, hand breadth 1a) a unit of measurement, measurement of length 2) coping (an architectural term)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

טֶ֫פַח noun [masculine]

1. a span, hand-breadth;

2. coping (?); —

1. a span, hand-breadth, טֶ֫פַח 1Kgs 7:26 = 2Chr 4:5 of thickness of the molten sea; plural טְפָחוֺת Ps 39:6 (a few) hand-breadths are my days.

2. architectural term, perh. coping, וּמִמַּסַּד עַדהַֿטְּפָחוֺת 1Kgs 7:9.

3 occurrences

I Kings (2), II Chronicles (1)