handbreadth
to.phach denotes a small measurement used for a perimeter, hooks, and dimensions given alongside larger measures.
The term is used as a singular measurement for the size or extension of constructed features: a perimeter in Exodus, hooks in Ezekiel, and dimensions stated with larger measurements in Ezekiel.
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A specified small measurement · dominant
All five occurrences use a common masculine singular absolute noun in measurement statements. In Exodus 25:25 and Exodus 37:12, the APB renders a perimeter as “a handbreadth”; in Ezekiel 40:43 it gives the size of hooks, while Ezekiel 40:5 and Ezekiel 43:13 place the measurement alongside cubits in architectural dimensions.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the measurement with “handbreadth,” applying it to a perimeter, hooks, and dimensions alongside cubits. Its wording confirms the measurement context rather than supplying a separate lexical distinction.