Bible Dictionary

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."

Schaff's Bible Dictionary

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."