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Fathom (5 Occurrences)

1 Corinthians 13:2 If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don't have love, I am nothing. (See NIV)

Job 11:7 "Can you fathom the mystery of God? Or can you probe the limits of the Almighty? (WEB NIV)

Psalms 145:3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; his power may never be searched out. (See NIV)

Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has made everything right in its time; but he has made their hearts without knowledge, so that man is unable to see the works of God, from the first to the last. (See NIV)

Isaiah 40:28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The God of the age -- Jehovah, Preparer of the ends of the earth, Is not wearied nor fatigued, There is no searching of His understanding. (See NIV)

Thesaurus
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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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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Greek
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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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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.

Easton's Bible Dictionary
(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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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.

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