handbreadth

== English == === Etymology === Alteration (due to breadth) of Middle English handbrede, hondbrede (“handbreadth”); equivalent to hand +‎ breadth. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Houndebratte (“handbreadth”), West Frisian hânbreedte (“handbreadth”), Dutch handbreedte (“handbreadth”), German Handbreite (“handbreadth”) and Handbreit, Swedish handsbredd (“handbreadth”), Norwegian håndsbredd (“handbreadth”), Icelandic handbreidd (“handbreadth”). === Noun === handbreadth (plural handbreadths) A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm. ==== Synonyms ==== (Judaism) tefach, tefah ==== Translations ====