Handbreadth

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Handbreadth \Hand"breadth`\ (-br[e^]dth`), n.
     A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm. --Ex.
     xxxvii. 12.
  
     Syn: handsbreadth.
          [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  handbreadth
       n : any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand
           [syn: {handsbreadth}]

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

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