Hand-breadth in Biblical History

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What is a Hand-breadth?
HAND-BREADTH
, the palm; used as a measure of four fingers, equal to about 4 inches. Ex 25:25; 1 Kgs 7:26. In Ps 39:5 the expression "Thou hast made my days as an hand-breadth" means "very short."

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