Bible Dictionary
BREADTH
The measure of how wide or spacious something is. Scripture applies breadth to the ark, tabernacle, temple, heavenly city, God's law, the human heart, and the immeasurable love of God.
Definition
Breadth is width, spaciousness, or extent. It may describe the measurable width of a structure or the expansive character of a place, law, heart, or divine blessing.
Biblical Usage
Scripture applies breadth to the ark, tabernacle, temple, and heavenly city. Figuratively, it describes the comprehensiveness of God’s law, the largeness of the heart, and the immeasurable love of God.
Historical Background
The underlying Hebrew idea is that of making wide or spacious. The Greek term in Revelation denotes the breadth or width of the celestial city.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>bredth (rochabh, the root idea being to make wide, spacious): A term of expanse or measurement used of the ark (Ge 6:15); of the tabernacle (Ex 27:13); of Solomon's temple (1Ki 6:2). platos, "breadth," as of the celestial city (Re 21:16). Figuratively, of the comprehensiveness of God's law (Ps 119:96); of the heart (1Ki 4:29, rendered "largeness of heart" English Versions); of God's immeasurable love (Eph 3:18).</p>