te.phach denotes a measured hand-width, used for the thickness or extent of an object and in a poetic plural occurrence.

The attested use denotes a measured hand-width: in descriptive building clauses it marks thickness or extent, while its plural occurrence in Psalm 39:6 is not isolated by the APB translation.

1. A measured hand-width · dominant

   In 1 Kings 7:26 and 2 Chronicles 4:5, the singular noun occurs in clauses describing an object's thickness; the APB renders each clause with “a handbreadth.” In 1 Kings 7:9, the plural occurs in a description extending “from the foundation to the handbreadths,” while Psalm 39:6 has the plural noun in a verse concerning man's passing condition, though the APB does not separately render its contribution.

   1 Kings 7:261 Kings 7:92 Chronicles 4:5Psalm 39:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly presents the singular occurrences in 1 Kings 7:26 and 2 Chronicles 4:5 as “a handbreadth,” and uses “handbreadths” in 1 Kings 7:9. In Psalm 39:6, the translation does not isolate a corresponding English expression.