1. טֶ֫פַח
a span, hand-breadth, coping
The corpus record — Hebrew
הַטְּפָח֔וֹת
tephach · n.[m.]
a span, hand-breadth, coping
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Distribution
- Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) 4 · 0.13/10k
Senses
2. טֵפַח
a spread of the hand, i.e. a palm-breadth (not 'span' of the fingers); architecturally, a corbel (as a supporting palm)
Attestations
- הַ/טְּפָח֔וֹת 1 Kings 7:9 (BHS)
- טֶ֔פַח 1 Kings 7:26 (BHS)
- טְפָח֨וֹת Psalms 39:6 (BHS)
- טֶ֔פַח 2 Chronicles 4:5 (BHS)
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