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Handbreadth

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

In the Bible

8

Verses where Handbreadth is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Kings 7:26

    It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold two thousand baths.

  • 2 Chronicles 4:5

    It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold three thousand baths.

  • Exodus 25:25

    And make a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.

  • Exodus 37:12

    And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.

  • Ezekiel 40:5

    And I saw a wall surrounding the temple area. Now the length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits (each measuring a cubit and a handbreadth), and he measured the wall to be one rod thick and one rod high.

  • Ezekiel 40:43

    The double-pronged hooks, each a handbreadth long, were fastened all around the inside of the room, and the flesh of the offering was to be placed on the tables.

+2 more verses naming Handbreadth.

Scripture on Handbreadth

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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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