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תְּהֹום

Strong’s: H8415

Associated OET lemmas: תְּהוֹם

Authors: Reinier de Blois

Form 1

Part of speech: nsf

Sense 1: ocean, great deep

Semantic domains: Regions Under the Earth (001005002003); Waterbodies (001005002002005)

Core domains: Universe (185); Nature (115); Liquids (101)

Definition: = great body of water located around and under the surface of the earth; when the world was newly created this water used to cover the earth as well; the subterranean water comes up to the surface of the earth through springs

Synonyms: יָם · מַיִם · מַעֲמַקִּים · מְצֹולָה

Show passage in OET: GEN 1:2

OET-RV GEN 1:2

2 The earth was formless and empty and darkness covered the surface of the deep waters and God’s spirit was hovering over the waters’ surface.

OET-LV GEN 1:2

2 And_the_earth it _was formlessness and_emptiness and_darkness was_over the _surface _of the _deep and_spirit god was_hovering over the _surface _of the_waters.

Show passage in OET: GEN 7:11

OET-RV GEN 7:11

11 When Noah was 600 years old (and around the beginning of May), deep underwater geysers in the ocean started spouting out water, and the skies began to drop heavy rain

OET-LV GEN 7:11

11 In_year six hundred(s) year of_the _life _of of _Noaḩ in_month the_second on_the_seven- teen day of_month in _the_day the_this all _of the _springs _of the _deep great they _were _split _open and_the _windows _of the_heavens they _were _opened.

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All 34 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 1:2 · OET GEN 7:11 · OET GEN 8:2 · OET GEN 49:25

EXO: OET EXO 15:5 · OET EXO 15:8

DEU: OET DEU 33:13

JOB: OET JOB 28:14 · OET JOB 38:16 · OET JOB 38:30 · OET JOB 41:32

PSA: OET PSA 33:7 · OET PSA 36:6 · OET PSA 42:7 · OET PSA 71:20 · OET PSA 77:16 · OET PSA 78:15 · OET PSA 104:6 · OET PSA 106:9 · OET PSA 107:26 · OET PSA 135:6 · OET PSA 148:7

PRO: OET PRO 3:20 · OET PRO 8:24 · OET PRO 8:27–28

ISA: OET ISA 51:10 · OET ISA 63:13

EZE: OET EZE 26:19 · OET EZE 31:4 · OET EZE 31:15

AMO: OET AMO 7:4

JNA: OET JNA 2:5

HAB: OET HAB 3:10

Sense 2: spring

Semantic domains: Waterbodies (001005002002005)

Core domains: Nature (115); Liquids (101)

Definition: = a place where water wells up from the subterranean water mass

Synonyms: עַיִן

Show passage in OET: DEU 8:7

OET-RV DEU 8:7

7 because he’s bringing you into a good land—a land with streams and fountains, and springs both in the valleys and in the hills.

OET-LV DEU 8:7

7 If/because YHWH god _of_your is_about _of_to _bring _you into a _land good a _land _of torrents _of water springs and_deeps which_go _forth in_valley and_on_mountain.

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