4615. maamaqqim

Lexicon

maamaqqim: Depths

Original Word: מַעֲמָק
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: ma`amaq
Pronunciation: mah-ah-mah-KEEM
Phonetic Spelling: (mah-am-awk')
Definition: Depths
Meaning: a deep

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

deep, depth

From amaq; a deep -- deep, depth.

see HEBREW amaq

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from amoq
Definition
depths
NASB Translation
deep (2), depths (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מַעֲמַקִּים noun masculine plural depths; — absolute ׳מ Psalm 130:1 (figurative); construct literal מַעֲמַקֵּייָֿם Isaiah 51:10; figurative מַיִם ׳מ Ezekiel 27:34 (fall of Tyre), Psalm 69:3; Psalm 69:15 (distress).

I. עמר (√ of following; meaning dubious, perhaps related to Arabic be abundant (of water), surpass, overtop; Late Hebrew עוֺמֶר, עָמִיר = Biblical Hebrew; ᵑ7 עָוּמְרָא, עֲמִירָא = Biblical Hebrew I. עֹמֶר).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root עָמַק (H6009), which means "to be deep."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The corresponding Greek entry in Strong's Concordance is G899, βάθος (bathos), which similarly denotes depth or profundity. This Greek term is used in the New Testament to describe both physical depths and metaphorical depths, such as the depth of God's wisdom or the depth of human sinfulness.

This lexical entry provides a comprehensive understanding of the Hebrew term מַעֲמָק, illustrating its usage and significance within the biblical text.

Usage: The term מַעֲמָק is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a deep place, often in a physical or metaphorical sense. It can refer to valleys, depths of the earth, or profound situations.

Context: • מַעֲמָק (ma'amak) appears in the Hebrew Bible to describe physical and metaphorical depths. It is often used in poetic and prophetic literature to convey the idea of profoundness or intensity. For instance, in Psalms, it is used to express the depths of despair or the profound nature of God's creation.
• In the Berean Standard Bible, the term is translated in contexts that emphasize the vastness or intensity of a situation or location. For example, in Psalm 130:1, "Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD," the word מַעֲמָק conveys a sense of deep distress and earnest supplication.
• The term is also used in descriptions of geographical features, such as valleys or deep places in the earth, highlighting the physical aspect of depth.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּמַֽעֲמַקֵּי־ בְמַעֲמַקֵּי־ במעמקי־ וּמִמַּֽעֲמַקֵּי־ וממעמקי־ מִמַּעֲמַקִּ֖ים מַֽעֲמַקֵּי־ ממעמקים מעמקי־ bə·ma·‘ă·maq·qê- ḇə·ma·‘ă·maq·qê- bəma‘ămaqqê- ḇəma‘ămaqqê- bemaamakkei ma‘ămaqqê- ma·‘ă·maq·qê- maamakkei mim·ma·‘ă·maq·qîm mimaamakKim mimma‘ămaqqîm ū·mim·ma·‘ă·maq·qê- umimaamakkei ūmimma‘ămaqqê- vemaamakkei

Englishman's Concordance

Psalm 69:2
HEB: מָעֳמָ֑ד בָּ֥אתִי בְמַעֲמַקֵּי־ מַ֝֗יִם וְשִׁבֹּ֥לֶת
NAS: I have come into deep waters,
KJV: I am come into deep waters,
INT: foothold have come deep waters the floods

Psalm 69:14
HEB: אִנָּצְלָ֥ה מִ֝שֹּֽׂנְאַ֗י וּמִמַּֽעֲמַקֵּי־ מָֽיִם׃
NAS: from my foes and from the deep waters.
KJV: from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.
INT: may I be delivered my foes the deep waters

Psalm 130:1
HEB: שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּעֲל֑וֹת מִמַּעֲמַקִּ֖ים קְרָאתִ֣יךָ יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths I have cried
KJV: Out of the depths have I cried
INT: Song of degrees of the depths have cried LORD

Isaiah 51:10
HEB: רַבָּ֑ה הַשָּׂ֙מָה֙ מַֽעֲמַקֵּי־ יָ֔ם דֶּ֖רֶךְ
NAS: Who made the depths of the sea
KJV: that hath made the depths of the sea
INT: of the great made the depths of the sea A pathway

Ezekiel 27:34
HEB: נִשְׁבֶּ֥רֶת מִיַּמִּ֖ים בְּמַֽעֲמַקֵּי־ מָ֑יִם מַעֲרָבֵ֥ךְ
NAS: by the seas In the depths of the waters,
KJV: by the seas in the depths of the waters
INT: you are broken the seas the depths of the waters your merchandise

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4615
5 Occurrences

bə·ma·‘ă·maq·qê- — 1 Occ.
ma·‘ă·maq·qê- — 1 Occ.
mim·ma·‘ă·maq·qîm — 1 Occ.
ū·mim·ma·‘ă·maq·qê- — 1 Occ.
ḇə·ma·‘ă·maq·qê- — 1 Occ.