Span
English Meaning
The space from the thumb to the end of the little finger when extended; nine inches; eighth of a fathom.
- The extent or measure of space between two points or extremities, as of a bridge or roof; the breadth.
- The distance between the tips of the wings of an airplane.
- The section between two intermediate supports of a bridge.
- Something, such as a railroad trestle or bridge, that extends from one point to another.
- The distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger when the hand is fully extended, formerly used as a unit of measure equal to about nine inches (23 centimeters).
- A period of time: a span of life.
- To measure by or as if by the fully extended hand.
- To encircle with the hand or hands in or as if in measuring.
- To extend across in space or time: a bridge that spans the gorge; a career that spanned 40 years.
- To bind or fetter.
- Nautical A stretch of rope made fast at either end.
- A pair of animals, such as oxen, matched in size, strength, or color and driven as a team.
- Archaic A past tense of spin.
Examples | ഉദാഹരണങ്ങൾ
The below examples are taken from The Holy Bible.
Ezekiel 43:13
"These are the measurements of the altar in cubits (the cubit is one cubit and a handbreadth): the base one cubit high and one cubit wide, with a rim all around its edge of one span. This is the height of the altar:
à´®àµà´´à´ªàµà´°à´•à´¾à´°à´‚ യാഗപീഠതàµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† അളവൠആവിതàµ--à´®àµà´´à´‚ à´’à´¨àµà´¨à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ ഒരൠമàµà´´à´µàµà´‚ നാലൠവിരലàµà´‚--: ചവടൠഒരൠമàµà´´à´‚; വീതി ഒരൠമàµà´´à´‚; അതിനàµà´±àµ† à´…à´•à´¤àµà´¤àµ à´šàµà´±àµà´±àµà´®àµà´³àµà´³ വകൂ ഒരൠചാൺ. യാഗപീഠതàµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† ഉയരമാവിതàµ:
1 Samuel 17:4
And a champion went out from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
à´…à´ªàµà´ªàµ‹àµ¾ ഫെലിസàµà´¤àµà´¯à´°àµà´Ÿàµ† പാളയതàµà´¤à´¿àµ½à´¨à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ à´—à´¥àµà´¯à´¨à´¾à´¯ ഗൊലàµà´¯à´¾à´¤àµà´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨ ഒരൠമലàµà´²àµ» à´ªàµà´±à´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµ; അവൻ ആറൠമàµà´´à´µàµà´‚ ഒരൠചാണàµà´‚ നെടàµà´ªàµà´ªà´®àµà´³àµà´³à´µàµ» ആയിരàµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
Isaiah 40:12
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, Measured heaven with a span And calculated the dust of the earth in a measure? Weighed the mountains in scales And the hills in a balance?
തനàµà´±àµ† ഉളàµà´³à´™àµà´•àµˆà´•àµŠà´£àµà´Ÿàµ വെളàµà´³à´‚ അളകàµà´•àµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ ചാണàµà´•àµŠà´£àµà´Ÿàµ ആകാശതàµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† പരിമാണമെടàµà´•àµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ à´àµ‚മിയàµà´Ÿàµ† പൊടി നാഴിയിൽ കൊളàµà´³à´¿à´•àµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ പർവàµà´µà´¤à´™àµà´™àµ¾ വെളàµà´³à´¿à´•àµà´•àµ‹àµ½à´•àµŠà´£àµà´Ÿàµà´‚ à´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµà´•àµ¾ à´¤àµà´²à´¾à´¸à´¿à´²àµà´‚ തൂകàµà´•àµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ ചെയàµà´¤à´µàµ» ആർ?
2 Chronicles 3:13
The wings of these cherubim spanned twenty cubits overall. They stood on their feet, and they faced inward.
à´ˆ കെരൂബàµà´•à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† ചിറകàµà´•àµ¾ ഇരàµà´ªà´¤àµ à´®àµà´´à´‚ നീളതàµà´¤à´¿àµ½ വിടർനàµà´¨à´¿à´°àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ. à´…à´µ കാൽ à´Šà´¨àµà´¨à´¿à´¯àµà´‚ à´®àµà´–à´‚ à´…à´•à´¤àµà´¤àµ‹à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµ തിരിഞàµà´žàµà´‚ നിനàµà´¨à´¿à´°àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
Exodus 39:9
They made the breastplate square by doubling it; a span was its length and a span its width when doubled.
അതൠസമചതàµà´°à´®à´¾à´¯à´¿à´°àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; പതകàµà´•à´‚ ഇരടàµà´Ÿà´¯à´¾à´¯à´¿ ഉണàµà´Ÿà´¾à´•àµà´•à´¿; അതൠഒരൠചാൺ നീളവàµà´‚ ഒരൠചാൺ വീതിയàµà´‚ ഉളàµà´³à´¤à´¾à´¯à´¿ ഇരടàµà´Ÿ ആയിരനàµà´¨àµ.
Exodus 28:16
It shall be doubled into a square: a span shall be its length, and a span shall be its width.
അതൠസമചതàµà´°à´µàµà´‚ ഇരടàµà´Ÿà´¯àµà´‚ ഒരൠചാൺ നീളമàµà´³àµà´³à´¤àµà´‚ ഒരൠചാൺ വീതിയàµà´³àµà´³à´¤àµà´‚ ആയിരികàµà´•àµ‡à´£à´‚.
Isaiah 38:12
My life span is gone, Taken from me like a shepherd's tent; I have cut off my life like a weaver. He cuts me off from the loom; From day until night You make an end of me.
à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† പാർപàµà´ªà´¿à´Ÿà´‚ നീങàµà´™à´¿ ഒരൠഇടയകàµà´•àµ‚ടാരം പോലെ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ† വിടàµà´Ÿàµà´ªàµ‹à´¯à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; നെയàµà´¤àµà´¤àµà´•à´¾à´°àµ» à´¤àµà´£à´¿ à´šàµà´°àµà´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµà´‚പോലെ ഞാൻ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† ജീവനെ à´šàµà´°àµà´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´¿à´µàµ†à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; അവൻ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ† പാവിൽനിനàµà´¨àµ à´…à´±àµà´¤àµà´¤àµà´•à´³à´¯àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; ഒരൠരാപകൽ à´•à´´à´¿à´¯àµà´‚à´®àµà´®àµà´ªàµ† നീ എനികàµà´•àµ à´…à´¨àµà´¤à´‚വരàµà´¤àµà´¤àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.