(Old A.S. faethm, "bosom, " or the outstretched arms), a span of six feet (Acts 27:28). Gr. orguia (from orego, "I stretch"), the distance between the extremities of both arms fully stretched out. 1. (n.) A measure of length, containing six feet; the space to which a man can extend his arms; -- used chiefly in measuring cables, cordage, and the depth of navigable water by soundings.

2. (n.) The measure or extant of one's capacity; depth, as of intellect; profundity; reach; penetration.

3. (v. t.) To encompass with the arms extended or encircling; to measure by throwing the arms about; to span.

4. (n.) The measure by a sounding line; especially, to sound the depth of; to penetrate, measure, and comprehend; to get to the bottom of.

FATHOM

fath'-um (orguia): The literal meaning is the length of the outstretched arms, and it was regarded as equal to 4 cubits, or about 6 feet. (Acts 27:28).

See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

3712. orguia -- a fathom (the length of the outstretched arms)
... a fathom (the length of the outstretched arms). Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: orguia Phonetic Spelling: (org-wee-ah') Short Definition: a ...
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What to do with Doubt
... mysteries of His providence. In the natural world we are constantly surrounded
with mysteries that we cannot fathom. The very humblest ...
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Love in the Triune Being of God.
... " And this is a mystery that men and angels fail to fathom. ... We can not describe or
analyze it; we can not fathom or penetrate its hidden essence. ...
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The Eternity of God
... who can fathom it? Mariners have their plummets to measure the depths of the sea;
but what line or plummet shall we use to fathom the depth of eternity? ...
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Salvation: Grace: Faith
... I have said that we should try to make an effort to fathom the depth of meaning
in this and other familiar commonplace terms of Scripture. ...
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The Cause and Cure of Earthquakes
... into the sea; and, in two minutes time, shook down and destroyed nine-tenths of
the town of Port Royal; the houses sunk outright thirty or forty fathom deep! ...
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His Past Work.
... The incarnation is a deep mystery, the depths of which human reason can never
fathom. We must approach it in the spirit of deep reverence. ...
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The Beatific vision. (Continued. )
... We shall, therefore, endeavor to fathom the meaning of St. ... Endeavor to fathom the
bliss of the saints when they see themselves like God in so eminent a degree. ...
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"Love that Passeth Knowledge. "
... Who can fathom the depth of those words: "God so loved the world?" We can
never scale the heights of His love or fathom its depths. ...
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"Love and I" --A Mystery
... navigation of this sea. It is not a creek or bay, but the main ocean itself.
We cannot hope to fathom its depths. This is true of ...
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The Shortest of the Seven Cries
... meaning in each utterance which no man shall be able fully to bring forth, and when
combined they make up a vast deep of thought, which no human line can fathom ...
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Fathom (5 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. FATHOM. ... (Acts 27:28). See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Multi-Version Concordance Fathom (5 Occurrences). ...
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Fathers'

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Fathomed (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Fathom. Multi-Version Concordance
Fathomed (2 Occurrences). Job 5:9 who does great things ...
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Depths (56 Occurrences)
... (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV). Job 11:7 "Can you fathom the mystery of
God? Or can you probe the limits of the Almighty? (See NAS). ...
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Mysteries (11 Occurrences)
... and of want. (WEY). Job 11:7 "Can you fathom the mystery of God? Or can
you probe the limits of the Almighty? (See NIV). Job 12:22 ...
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Plumb (6 Occurrences)
... sound with a plumb or plummet, as the depth of water; hence, to examine by test;
to ascertain the depth, quality, dimension, etc.; to sound; to fathom; to test ...
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Probe (6 Occurrences)
... after my sin? (See NIV). Job 11:7 "Can you fathom the mystery of God? Or can
you probe the limits of the Almighty? (WEB NIV). Psalms 17 ...
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Sound (1245 Occurrences)
... Sound. 13. (vt) To measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to ascertain
the depth of by means of a line and plummet. 14. (vt ...
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Span (14 Occurrences)
... 1. (v.) imp. & pp of Spin. 2. (n.) The space from the thumb to the end of the
little finger when extended; nine inches; eighth of a fathom. ...
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Snow (25 Occurrences)
... elements of Nature is often brought out in the Old Testament: "For he saith to the
snow, Fall thou on the earth" (Job 37:6); but man cannot fathom the works of ...
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