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HANDBREADTH: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

Pronunciation:  'hand`bredth

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand
 
 Synonyms: handsbreadth
 
 See Also: hand, linear unit

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Hand"breadth`\, n.
A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm. --Ex.
xxxvii. 12.
 
Easton Bible Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

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

 

 

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