The meaning of “טֹפַח”
Understanding ṭôphach reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
hand-breadth (broad). - {a spread of the hand, i.e. a palm-breadth (not 'span' of the fingers) - architecturally, a corb...
טֹפַח
hand-breadth (broad). - {a spread of the hand, i.e. a palm-breadth (not 'span' of the fingers) - architecturally, a corbel (as a supporting palm)} 1) span, hand breadth
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 25:25 | “And thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.” Word: טֹפַח (ṭôphach) | |
| Exodus 37:12 | “Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.” Word: טֹפַח (ṭôphach) | |
| Ezekiel 40:5 | “And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.” Word: טֹפַח (ṭôphach) | |
| Ezekiel 40:43 | “And within were hooks, an hand broad, fastened round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the offering.” Word: טֹפַח (ṭôphach) | |
| Ezekiel 43:13 | “And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar.” Word: טֹפַח (ṭôphach) |