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hand⋅breadth

  [hand-bredth, -bretth]
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–noun
a unit of linear measure from 2 1/2 to 4 in. (6.4 to 10 cm).
Also, hand's-breadth.

Origin:
1525–35; hand + breadth

hand's-breadth

  [handz-bredth, -bretth, -breth]
–noun
hand-breadth.
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hand·breadth   (hānd'brědth')   
n.  A linear measurement approximating the width of the palm of the hand, from 2 1/2 to 4 inches (6.25 to 10 centimeters).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Handbreadth

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

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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