Tephach טֶ֫פַח
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| טֶ֫פַח | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tephach |
| Strong's number | H2947 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | handbreadth |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Kings (2) |
Tephach (Hebrew טֶ֫פַח, Strong's H2947) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “handbreadth”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) span, width of the hand, hand breadth
1a) a unit of measurement, measurement of length
2) coping (an architectural term)
1a) a unit of measurement, measurement of length
2) coping (an architectural term)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | handbreadth (2), coping (1), breadth (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | it was a handbreadth (2), eaves (1), handbreadths (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Tephach, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 7:9All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard.
- 1 Kings 7:26And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.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
- 2 Chronicles 4:5And 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 held three thousand baths.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.
Psalms
- Psalm 39:5Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).