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Compass

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(usually סָבִב, κυκλόω, to surround) is used as a noun by the A. V., especially in the phrase "fetch a compass" סָבִב, Numbers 34:5; Joshua 15:3; 2 Samuel 5:23; 2 Kings 3:9; περιέρχομᾷι, Acts 28:13), i.e. go around.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Compass'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/compass.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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