Lexicon tehom: Deep, abyss, depths, primeval ocean Original Word: תְּהוֹם Strong's Exhaustive Concordance confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, vain, vanity, waste, Or thom {teh-home'}; (usually feminine) from huwm; an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean water-supply) -- deep (place), depth. see HEBREW huwm NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom an unused word Definition deep, sea, abyss NASB Translation deep (22), deeps (8), depths (4), ocean depths (1), springs (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs תִּהוֺם noun feminineGenesis 7:11 7t. and masculineJob 28:14 5t. (AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 62 Köii. 2. 167 Ency. Bib.DEEP) deep, sea, abyss (almost always in poetry); — absolute ׳ת Genesis 1:2 +; plural absolute תְּהֹמוֺת Psalm 77:17 +, etc., ׳בַּתּ Isaiah 63:13 + Isa 106:9 (only here with article); construct תְּהוֺמוֺת Isa 71:20 (but see 5 infra); — 1 deep, of subterranean waters, Genesis 49:25 (poem in J; opposed to שָׁמַיִם), Deuteronomy 33:13 (opposed to id.); ׳רַבָּה מַעְיְנוֺת ת Genesis 7:11; Genesis 8:2 (P; "" אֲרֻבֹּת הַשָּׁמַיִם), ׳עִינוֺת ת Proverbs 8:28 ("" שְׁחָקִים), Job 28:14; Job 38:16 (both "" יָם); תְּהוֺם רַבָּה Amos 7:4 (probably), רַבָּה ׳מִשְׁמָּטֶיךָ ת Psalm 36:7 (opposed to אֵל צִדְקָֽתְךָ כְּהַרְרֵי), Isaiah 51:10 (perhaps); so plural תְּהֹמוֺת, Proverbs 8:24 ("" מַעְיָנוֺת), Proverbs 3:20 (opposed to שְׁחָקִים), and probably Psalm 33:7 ("" מֵי הַיָּם), Psalm 135:6 ( + יַמִּים). 2 (deep) sea, overwhelming Tyre Ezekiel 26:19 ("" הַמַּיִם הָרַבִּים), roaring at theoph. Habakkuk 3:10; in General, "" יָם, Job 38:30 (׳מְּנֵי ת); "" מַיִם Jonah 2:6; alonE Job 41:24; figurative, קוֺרַא ׳אֶלתֿ ׳ת Job 42:8 ("" מִשְׁבָּרִים, גַּלִּים; but possibly here of Jordan, compare 4); in plural = abysses of sea, Exodus 15:5,8 (of Red Sea, so) Isaiah 63:13 "" Psalm 106:9; Psalm 77:17; also Psalm 78:15 (in simile), Psalm 107:26 (poetic of hollows of great waves, opposed to שָׁמַיִם); vaguely, כָּלתְּֿהֹמוֺת Psalm 135:6; Psalm 148:7. 3 primaeval ocean, deep, in Hebrew cosmogony, ׳מְּנֵי ת Genesis 1:2 (P; "" מְּנֵי הַמַּיִם), Proverbs 8:27 ("" שָׁמַיִם), Psalm 104:6. — (compare, further, GunkSchöpfung u. Chaos 21 ff. OCWhitehouseHast. DB COSMOGONY ZimKAT3. 492 f., 509 f., 585). 4 deep, depth, of river Ezekiel 31:4 (Nile; "" מַיִם, + נַהֲרוֺתֶיהָ), Ezekiel 31:15 ("" id.); plural of bursts of water fertilizing Canaan, יוצאים בבקעה ובהר Deuteronomy 8:7 ( + עֲיָנֹת, נַחֲלֵי מַיִם). — On Psalm 42:8 see 2. 5. abyss (si vera lectio): תְּהוֺמוֺת הָאָרֶץ = Shejôl, Psalm 71:20, but Ol We תַּחְתִיּוֺת. [תַּחְמֻּכָה] see הפך. תָּו see תוה. below, תּוֺא see תְּאוֺ. [תּוֺאָם] see תאם. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to agitate greatly.Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The corresponding Greek term in the Septuagint and the New Testament is ἄβυσσος (abussos), Strong's Greek Number G12. This term is used to describe the abyss or bottomless pit, often in eschatological contexts, such as in Revelation 9:1, where it refers to the opening of the abyss and the release of destructive forces. Usage: The term "tehom" is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to the deep waters, often symbolizing chaos or the primordial state before creation. It is used both literally and metaphorically to describe the depths of the sea or the vastness of the ocean. Context: • The word "tehom" appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, often associated with the creation narrative and the power of God over the chaotic waters. In Genesis 1:2, "tehom" is used to describe the state of the earth before God began the work of creation: "Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep (tehom), and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters." Forms and Transliterations בַּ֝תְּהֹמ֗וֹת בַּתְּהֹמ֑וֹת בתהמות וּֽמִתְּהֹמ֥וֹת וּמִתְּה֖וֹם וּתְהֹמֹ֔ת ומתהום ומתהמות ותהמת כִּתְהֹמ֥וֹת כתהמות תְ֝ה֗וֹם תְּ֝ה֗וֹם תְּ֭הוֹם תְּה֔וֹם תְּה֖וֹם תְּה֣וֹם תְּהֹמ֥וֹת תְּהֹמֹ֖ת תְּהֹמֽוֹת׃ תְּהֽוֹם־ תְּהוֹם֙ תְּהוֹם׃ תְּהוֹמ֣וֹת תְּהוֹמֽוֹת׃ תְה֑וֹם תְהֹמֹ֖ת תְהֹמֽוֹת׃ תְהֽוֹם׃ תְהוֹמ֑וֹת תהום תהום־ תהום׃ תהומות תהומות׃ תהמות תהמות׃ תהמת bat·tə·hō·mō·wṯ battehoMot battəhōmōwṯ kiṯ·hō·mō·wṯ kithoMot kiṯhōmōwṯ tə·hō·mō·wṯ ṯə·hō·mō·wṯ tə·hō·mōṯ ṯə·hō·mōṯ tə·hō·w·mō·wṯ ṯə·hō·w·mō·wṯ tə·hō·wm ṯə·hō·wm tə·hō·wm- teHom tehoMot təhōmōṯ ṯəhōmōṯ təhōmōwṯ ṯəhōmōwṯ təhōwm ṯəhōwm təhōwm- təhōwmōwṯ ṯəhōwmōwṯ ū·mit·tə·hō·mō·wṯ ū·mit·tə·hō·wm ū·ṯə·hō·mōṯ umitteHom umittehoMot ūmittəhōmōwṯ ūmittəhōwm utehoMot ūṯəhōmōṯLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 1:2 HEB: עַל־ פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹם וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים NAS: the surface of the deep, and the Spirit KJV: [was] upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit INT: was over the surface of the deep and the Spirit of God Genesis 7:11 Genesis 8:2 Genesis 49:25 Exodus 15:5 Exodus 15:8 Deuteronomy 8:7 Deuteronomy 33:13 Job 28:14 Job 38:16 Job 38:30 Job 41:32 Psalm 33:7 Psalm 36:6 Psalm 42:6 Psalm 42:7 Psalm 71:20 Psalm 77:16 Psalm 78:15 Psalm 104:6 Psalm 106:9 Psalm 107:26 Psalm 135:6 Psalm 148:7 Proverbs 3:20 36 Occurrences |