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Lexicon :: Strong's H8415 - tᵊhôm

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תְּהוֹם
Transliteration
tᵊhôm
Pronunciation
teh-home'
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Part of Speech
masculine/feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2495a

Strong’s Definitions

תְּהוֹם tᵉhôwm, teh-home'; or תְּהֹם tᵉhôm; (usually feminine) from H1949; an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply):—deep (place), depth.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x

The KJV translates Strong's H8415 in the following manner: deep (20x), depth (15x), deep places (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x
The KJV translates Strong's H8415 in the following manner: deep (20x), depth (15x), deep places (1x).

  1. deep, depths, deep places, abyss, the deep, sea

    1. deep (of subterranean waters)

    2. deep, sea, abysses (of sea)

    3. primeval ocean, deep

    4. deep, depth (of river)

    5. abyss, the grave

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תְּהוֹם tᵉhôwm, teh-home'; or תְּהֹם tᵉhôm; (usually feminine) from H1949; an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply):—deep (place), depth.
STRONGS H8415: Abbreviations
† תִּהוֺם noun feminineGenesis 7:11 + 7 times and masculineJob 28:14 + 5 times (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 + Psalm 106:9 (only here with article); construct תְּהוֺמוֺת Isa 71:20 (but see 5 below); —
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 ת'מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ 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 (ת'פְּנֵי); || 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, ת'פְּנֵי Genesis 1:2 (P; || הַמַּיִם פְּנֵי), 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 = She'ôl, Psalm 71:20, but Ol We תַּחְתִיּוֺת.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:2; 1:2; 7:11; 7:11; 8:2; 49:25

Exodus

15:5; 15:8

Deuteronomy

8:7; 33:13

Job

28:14; 28:14; 38:16; 38:30; 41:24; 42:8

Psalms

33:7; 36:7; 42:8; 71:20; 77:17; 77:17; 78:15; 104:6; 106:9; 106:9; 107:26; 135:6; 135:6; 148:7

Proverbs

3:20; 8:24; 8:27; 8:28

Isaiah

51:10; 63:13; 63:13

Ezekiel

26:19; 31:4; 31:15

Amos

7:4

Jonah

2:6

Habakkuk

3:10

H8415

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8415 matches the Hebrew תְּהוֹם (tᵊhôm),
which occurs 36 times in 35 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:2 - The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:11 - When Noah was 600 years old, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the underground waters erupted from the earth, and the rain fell in mighty torrents from the sky.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:2 - The underground waters stopped flowing, and the torrential rains from the sky were stopped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:25 - May the God of your father help you;
may the Almighty bless you
with the blessings of the heavens above,
and blessings of the watery depths below,
and blessings of the breasts and womb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:5 - The deep waters gushed over them;
they sank to the bottom like a stone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:8 - At the blast of your breath,
the waters piled up!
The surging waters stood straight like a wall;
in the heart of the sea the deep waters became hard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:7 - For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land of flowing streams and pools of water, with fountains and springs that gush out in the valleys and hills.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:13 - Moses said this about the tribes of Joseph:
“May their land be blessed by the LORD
with the precious gift of dew from the heavens
and water from beneath the earth;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:14 - ‘It is not here,’ says the ocean.
‘Nor is it here,’ says the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:16 - “Have you explored the springs from which the seas come?
Have you explored their depths?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:30 - For the water turns to ice as hard as rock,
and the surface of the water freezes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:32 - The water glistens in its wake,
making the sea look white.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:7 - He assigned the sea its boundaries
and locked the oceans in vast reservoirs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:6 - Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your justice like the ocean depths.
You care for people and animals alike, O LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:7 - I hear the tumult of the raging seas
as your waves and surging tides sweep over me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:20 - You have allowed me to suffer much hardship,
but you will restore me to life again
and lift me up from the depths of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:16 - When the Red Sea[fn] saw you, O God,
its waters looked and trembled!
The sea quaked to its very depths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:15 - He split open the rocks in the wilderness
to give them water, as from a gushing spring.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:6 - You clothed the earth with floods of water,
water that covered even the mountains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:9 - He commanded the Red Sea[fn] to dry up.
He led Israel across the sea as if it were a desert.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:26 - Their ships were tossed to the heavens
and plunged again to the depths;
the sailors cringed in terror.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:6 - The LORD does whatever pleases him
throughout all heaven and earth,
and on the seas and in their depths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:7 - Praise the LORD from the earth,
you creatures of the ocean depths,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:20 - By his knowledge the deep fountains of the earth burst forth,
and the dew settles beneath the night sky.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:24 - I was born before the oceans were created,
before the springs bubbled forth their waters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:27 - I was there when he established the heavens,
when he drew the horizon on the oceans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:28 - I was there when he set the clouds above,
when he established springs deep in the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:10 - Are you not the same today,
the one who dried up the sea,
making a path of escape through the depths
so that your people could cross over?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 63:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:13 - Where is the one who led them through the bottom of the sea?
They were like fine stallions
racing through the desert, never stumbling.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:19 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will make Tyre an uninhabited ruin, like many others. I will bury you beneath the terrible waves of enemy attack. Great seas will swallow you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:4 - Deep springs watered it
and helped it to grow tall and luxuriant.
The water flowed around it like a river,
streaming to all the trees nearby.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:15 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: When Assyria went down to the grave,[fn] I made the deep springs mourn. I stopped its rivers and dried up its abundant water. I clothed Lebanon in black and caused the trees of the field to wilt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:4 - Then the Sovereign LORD showed me another vision. I saw him preparing to punish his people with a great fire. The fire had burned up the depths of the sea and was devouring the entire land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 2:5 - “I sank beneath the waves,
and the waters closed over me.
Seaweed wrapped itself around my head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:10 - The mountains watched and trembled.
Onward swept the raging waters.
The mighty deep cried out,
lifting its hands to the LORD.
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