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Lexicon :: Strong's H6009 - ʿāmaq

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עָמַק
Transliteration
ʿāmaq
Pronunciation
aw-mak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1644

Strong’s Definitions

עָמַק ʻâmaq, aw-mak'; a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) deep (literally or figuratively):—(be, have, make, seek) deep(-ly), depth, be profound.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H6009 in the following manner: deep (5x), deeply (2x), depth (1x), profound (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H6009 in the following manner: deep (5x), deeply (2x), depth (1x), profound (1x).
  1. to be deep, be profound, make deep

    1. (Qal) to be deep

    2. (Hiphil) to make deep, make profound

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָמַק ʻâmaq, aw-mak'; a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) deep (literally or figuratively):—(be, have, make, seek) deep(-ly), depth, be profound.
STRONGS H6009: Abbreviations
† [עָמֹק, LagBN 28] verb be deep (Late Hebrew in derivatives; Arabic bdb077003; Ethiopic bdb077004 probably Assyrian [emêḳu] III. 2 implore (earnestly; 'from bottom of one's soul'), emûḳu, might, nîmeḳu, wisdom (? as unfathomable); Targum in derivatives; Syriac in derived species); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine plural עָֽמְקוּ Psalm 92:6 (of י׳'s designs; compare Assyrian above).
Hiph. make deep: Perfect 3rd person masculine singular (symbolic) הֶעְמִיק הִרְחִ֑ב Isaiah 30:33 (that is Tophet; van d. H. הֶעֱמִיק, and so in following); 3rd person masculine plural הֶעְמִיקוּ Hosea 5:2 the pit of Shittim (?) have they made deep (reading שַׁחַת הַשִּׁטִּים We Now, compare Che GuKau); הֶעְמִיקוּ סָרָה Isaiah 31:6 (figurative) they have made deep (their) apostasy; followed by verb, with adverbial force שִׁחֵתֻ֖וּ ה׳ Hosea 9:9 = they are in the depth of corruption (see שׁחת); Imperative masculine plural הֶעְמִיקוּ (Ges§ 63o), followed by infinitive Jeremiah 49:8, 30 make deep to dwell (of hiding, so most; > Gie take an abject seat, as Jeremiah 13:18; Jeremiah 48:18); Participle הַמַּעֲמִיקִים לַסְתִּר Isaiah 29:15 they who deeply hide from י׳ (their) counsel; Infinitive absolute הַעְמֵק Isaiah 7:11make deep (ask a sign in the depths of She'ôl, reading שְׁאֹ֑לָה; opposed to הַגְבֵּהַּ).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Psalms

92:6

Isaiah

7:11; 29:15; 30:33; 31:6

Jeremiah

13:18; 48:18; 49:8; 49:30

Hosea

5:2; 9:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6009 matches the Hebrew עָמַק (ʿāmaq),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:5 - How great are your works, O LORD!
Your thoughts are very deep!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:11 - “Ask a sign of the LORD your[fn] God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:15 - Ah, you who hide deep from the LORD your counsel,
whose deeds are in the dark,
and who say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:33 - For a burning place[fn] has long been prepared; indeed, for the king it is made ready, its pyre made deep and wide, with fire and wood in abundance; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of sulfur, kindles it.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:6 - Turn to him from whom people[fn] have deeply revolted, O children of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:8 - Flee, turn back, dwell in the depths,
O inhabitants of Dedan!
For I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him,
the time when I punish him.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:30 - Flee, wander far away, dwell in the depths,
O inhabitants of Hazor!
declares the LORD.
For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
has made a plan against you
and formed a purpose against you.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:2 - And the revolters have gone deep into slaughter,
but I will discipline all of them.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:9 - They have deeply corrupted themselves
as in the days of Gibeah:
he will remember their iniquity;
he will punish their sins.
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