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  "id": "handbreadth",
  "name": "Handbreadth",
  "aliases": [],
  "category": "Length",
  "subCategory": "Body-based small length",
  "language": [
    "Hebrew"
  ],
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    {
      "term": "טֹפַח",
      "transliteration": "ṭōphaḥ",
      "strongs": "H2947"
    }
  ],
  "shortDefinition": "A small body-based length measure.",
  "system": "Hebrew",
  "conversion": {
    "metres": 0.076
  },
  "metricApprox": "about 7.6 cm",
  "imperialApprox": "about 3 in",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "certaintyNote": "Ancient values are approximate and may vary by period, region, or scholarly reconstruction.",
  "usageTypes": [
    "architecture",
    "poetic"
  ],
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    "cubit"
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      "reference": "Exodus 25:25",
      "book": "Exodus",
      "chapter": 25,
      "verse": 25,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/exodus/25/#exodus-25-25",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "tabernacle",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life unit.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Psalm 39:5",
      "book": "Psalm",
      "chapter": 39,
      "verse": 5,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/psalm/39/#psalm-39-5",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "poetic",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life unit.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    }
  ],
  "studyNotes": [],
  "translationNotes": [],
  "calculatorSupport": true,
  "lastReviewed": "2026-06-14",
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  "canonicalUrl": "https://ai-bible-commentary.com/bible-everyday-life/weights-measures-money-time/handbreadth/",
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        "verse": 25,
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        ],
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          "H2948"
        ],
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        "morph": "",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [],
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        "matchTermNormalized": "hand breadth",
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      },
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        "itemId": "handbreadth",
        "itemName": "Handbreadth",
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          "H2947"
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          "H2947"
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      }
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    "level": "context-sensitive lexical range",
    "readerGuidance": "The references are useful, but the wording should be read in context because related English terms are included.",
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}