The only instance of this measurement is found in Act 27:28, where by successive soundings a depth of 20 and 15 fathoms is obtained. The word employed (; cf. Herod, ii. 149. 4) denotes the length from finger tip to finger tip of the outstretched arms, measuring across the breast. In tables of length it appears = 4 cubits = 6 feet. The actual measurement thus depends on the length of the cubit or foot. According to recent authorities, the Roman-Attic ft. is given as equivalent to 971 English ft., which yields 70 in. (approximately) as the length of the fathom. This is slightly under our present-day measure of 6 feet. For the fathom of Julian of Ascalon (74. 49 in.) see Encyclopaedia Biblica , article Weights and Measures.<\/p>\n
W. Cruickshank.<\/p>\n
(), a nautical measure of six (Greek) feet in length (strictly 6-81 Engl, feet); properly (as the word implies) the space which one can cover by extending the arms laterally (Act 27:28). SEE MEASURE.<\/p>\n
(Old A.S. faethm, “bosom,” or the outstretched arms), a span of six feet (Acts 27:28<\/span>). Gr. orguia (from orego, “I stretch”), the distance between the extremities of both arms fully stretched out.<\/p>\n FATHOM.See Weights and Measures.<\/p>\n fathum (, orguia): The literal meaning is the length of the outstretched arms, and it was regarded as equal to 4 cubits, or about 6 feet. (Act 27:28). See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.<\/p>\n See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.<\/p>\n Act 27:28<\/span> <\/p>\n Fathom. See Weights and Measures.<\/p>\n akin to orego, “to stretch,” is the length of the outstretched arms, about six feet, Act 27:28<\/span> (twice). <\/p>\n Fathom The only instance of this measurement is found in Act 27:28, where by successive soundings a depth of 20 and 15 fathoms is obtained. The word employed (; cf. Herod, ii. 149. 4) denotes the length from finger tip to finger tip of the outstretched arms, measuring across the breast. In tables of length … Continue reading “Fathom”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-encyclopedic-dictionary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47423"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47423\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fathom<\/h2>\n
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fathom<\/h2>\n
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fathom<\/h2>\n
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary <\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fathom<\/h2>\n
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fathom<\/h2>\n
Fuente: Smith’s Bible Dictionary<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fathom<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"