handbreadth

«handbreadth» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A short measure of length, the width of a hand across the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun

meaning for a pupil

A short measure of length, the width of a hand across the palm. tree →

examples

• And thou shalt make unto it a border of a handbreadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about. (Torah EXO.25.25, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the slabs, a handbreadth long, were fastened within round about; and upon the tables was to be the flesh of the offering. (Prophets EZK.40.43, JPS 1917) tree →
• And it was a handbreadth thick; and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it received and held three thousand baths. (Writings 2CH.4.5, JPS 1917) tree →

note

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Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «handbreadth» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.