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compass

Meaning of “compass”

1. To go around, surround, enclose, or encircle. 2. A circuit, circumference, boundary, or roundabout route. 3. An instrument used to mark or draw a circle.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
39 occurrences38 verses16 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 27:5

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Exodus 27:5
And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 27:5 · retained source text

And thou shalt put it vnder the compasse of the Altar beneath, that the net may bee euen to the midst of the Altar.

Exodus 38:4
And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 38:4 · retained source text

And he made for the Altar a brasen grate of networke, vnder the compasse thereof, beneath vnto the midst of it.

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Historical definitions

to go all round or all over.

printed p. 262; PDF p. 282; Internet Archive leaf n281