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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 2948. טֹ֫פַח (tophach) -- Handbreadth</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/2948.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/exodus/25-25.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/2948.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 2948</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/2947.htm" title="2947">◄</a> 2948. tophach <a href="../hebrew/2949.htm" title="2949">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">tophach: Handbreadth</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">טֹפַח</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>tophach<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>TOH-fakh<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(to'-fakh)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Handbreadth<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a spread of the hand, a palm-breadth, a corbel<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root verb טָפַח (taphach), meaning "to flatten" or "to spread out."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for "tophach" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as the concept of a handbreadth is more culturally specific to Hebrew measurements. However, Greek terms related to measurements, such as πῆχυς (pēchys, G4083) for "cubit," may be considered in broader discussions of biblical measurements.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "tophach" refers to a unit of measurement in ancient Hebrew culture, specifically a "handbreadth." It is a measure of length based on the width of a human hand, approximately 3 to 4 inches or about 7.5 to 10 centimeters. This measurement was used in various contexts, particularly in describing dimensions in construction and craftsmanship.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, measurements were often based on the human body, which provided a practical and accessible standard. The handbreadth was a common unit used alongside other measurements such as the cubit (the length from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger) and the span (the distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger when the hand is fully extended). These measurements were crucial in the construction of buildings, altars, and other structures, as well as in the crafting of items for religious and daily use.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/2946.htm">taphach</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a span, handbreadth<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>handbreadth (5).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">טֹ֫פַח</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font><sup>Ezekiel 40:43</sup> <font size="+1"><b>span, hand-breadth</b></font> — always absolute <font class="hebrew2">טֹפַח</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/25-25.htm">Exodus 25:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/37-12.htm">Exodus 37:12</a> (both P), width of border of table in tabernacle; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Ezekiel 40:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/43-13.htm">Ezekiel 43:13</a> addition to common cubit; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Ezekiel 40:43</a> width of border (ledge) of four tables in new temple (Sm Co). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>hand-breadth broad <p>From <a href="/hebrew/2946.htm">taphach</a> (the same as <a href="/hebrew/2947.htm">tephach</a>) -- hand-breadth (broad). <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2946.htm">taphach</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2947.htm">tephach</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וָטֹ֑פַח וָטֹ֔פַח וטפח טֹ֖פַח טֹ֧פַח טפח ṭō·p̄aḥ Tofach ṭōp̄aḥ vaTofach wā·ṭō·p̄aḥ wāṭōp̄aḥ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/exodus/25-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 25:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/25.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לּ֥וֹ מִסְגֶּ֛רֶת <b> טֹ֖פַח </b> סָבִ֑יב וְעָשִׂ֧יתָ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for it a rim <span class="itali">of a handbreadth</span> around<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto it a border <span class="itali">of an hand breadth</span> round about,<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/25-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> shall make A rim <span class="itali">of a handbreadth</span> around shall make<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/37-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 37:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/37.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">ל֥וֹ מִסְגֶּ֛רֶת <b> טֹ֖פַח </b> סָבִ֑יב וַיַּ֧עַשׂ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/37.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a rim <span class="itali">for it of a handbreadth</span> all<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/37.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thereunto a border <span class="itali">of an handbreadth</span> round about;<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/37-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> made A rim <span class="itali">of a handbreadth</span> all and made<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/40-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 40:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/40.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אַמּ֤וֹת בָּֽאַמָּה֙ <b> וָטֹ֔פַח </b> וַיָּ֜מָד אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/40.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [each of which was] a cubit <span class="itali">and a handbreadth.</span> So he measured<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/40.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [long] by the cubit <span class="itali">and an hand breadth:</span> so he measured<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/40-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> cubits a cubit <span class="itali">handbreadth</span> measured the thickness<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/40-43.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 40:43</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/40.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וְהַֽשְׁפַתַּ֗יִם <b> טֹ֧פַח </b> אֶחָ֛ד מוּכָנִ֥ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/40.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> one <span class="itali">handbreadth</span> in length, were installed<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/40.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> an <span class="itali">hand</span> broad, fastened<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/40-43.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the double <span class="itali">handbreadth</span> one were installed<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/43-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 43:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/43.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אַמָּ֥ה אַמָּ֖ה <b> וָטֹ֑פַח </b> וְחֵ֨יק הָאַמָּ֜ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/43.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> being a cubit <span class="itali">and a handbreadth):</span> the base<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/43.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [is] a cubit <span class="itali">and an hand breadth;</span> even the bottom<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/43-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> cubit A cubit <span class="itali">breadth</span> the bottom a cubit<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2948.htm">5 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a 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