H4688 H4688
Deep, depth, abyss — the unfathomable ocean depths, used of the Red Sea, chaotic waters, and God's power to submerge
The noun מְצוּלָה (metsulah) denotes a watery depth or abyss. In the Song of the Sea, Pharaoh's forces sink 'into the depths like a stone' (Exod 15:5; Neh 9:11). The Psalms deploy it for overwhelming distress -- the suppliant cries from 'deep waters' (Ps 69:2, 15; 88:6), and sailors witness wonders in the deep (Ps 107:24). Jonah prays from the metsulah that engulfed him (Jon 2:3). God promises to cast Israel's sins into the depths of the sea (Mic 7:19). Leviathan makes the deep churn like a pot (Job 41:31). Spanish 'profundidades' and French 'abîme' capture the register.
Senses
1. depth, deep place — The literal ocean depths or deep waters, especially the Red Sea into which God cast Pharaoh's army (Exod 15:5; Neh 9:11). Leviathan makes the deep boil like a cauldron (Job 41:31), and sailors witness God's wonders in the deep (Ps 107:24). Jonah sinks into the metsulah at the heart of the seas (Jon 2:3). The word always conveys vastness, power, and the overwhelming force of water. Spanish 'profundidades' and French 'profondeurs' translate directly. 11×
AR["أَعْمَاقِ","العُمْقُ","العُمْقِ","الْأَعْمَاقَ","في-العُمق","فِي-أَعْمَاقٍ","فِي-أَعْمَاقِ","فِي-ال-أَعْمَاقِ","فِي-الْ-أَعْمَاقِ","فِي-الْعُمْقِ","مِنْ-أعْماقِ"]·ben["গভীরতা","গভীরতা-থেকে","গভীরতাকে","গভীরতায়","গভীরে","গভীরে-","গভীরের"]·DE["[במצולת]","[במצלות]","[מצולה]","[מצולות]","der-Tiefen","in-der-Tiefe","in-der-Tiefen","in-der-depths","von-der-Tiefen-von"]·EN["depths-of","from-the-depths-of","in-the-deep","in-the-depths","into-depths-of","into-the-deep","into-the-depths","the-deep","the-depths"]·FR["[במצולת]","[במצלות]","[מצולות]","dans-le-depths","dans-profondeur","de-profondeur","profondeur","מצולה"]·heb["ב-מצולה","ב-מצולות","ב-מצולת","מ-מצולות","מצולה","מצולות"]·HI["गहराइयाँ","गहराइयों-में","गहराई-को","गहराई-में"]·ID["dari-kedalaman","di-kedalaman","ke-dalam-kedalaman","ke-dalam-kedalaman,","ke-kedalaman","kedalaman","kedalaman-kedalaman"]·IT["[במצולת]","[במצלות]","[מצולה]","[מצולות]","in-il-depths","profondita'","the-deep"]·jav["ing-teleng","ing-telenging","ing-telenging-toya","jero","lebeting","saking-jero-jero","teleng;","wonten-ing-jurang","wonten-ing-telenging-seganten"]·KO["깊은-곳-에","깊은-곳들-에","깊은-곳들이","깊은-곳을","깊은-물들-에","깊음-들-에서","깊음-에서","깊음-의","깊음-이","에-깊은-곳들"]·PT["a-profundeza","das-profundezas","de-profundeza","em-profundezas","nas-profundezas","nas-profundezas-de","no-abismo","nos-abismos","o-abismo;","profundezas-do","profundidade"]·RU["в-глубинах","в-глубине","в-глубину","в-глубины","глубина","глубину","глубины","из-глубин"]·ES["a-lo-profundo","de-profundidades-de","en-abismos","en-lo-profundo","en-profundidades","en-profundidades-de","profundidad","profundidades-de"]·SW["katika-kina-kirefu","katika-vilindi","kilindi","kilindini","kutoka-vilindi","vilindi-vya","vilindini-vya","ya-kina-kirefu"]·TR["Dolaştık","derin","derin-yer","derinliklerde","derinliklere","derinliklerinden-","derinliklerine-o","derinliğe","derinliği","diplere"]·urd["بِ-گہرائیوں","مِن-گہرائیوں","گہرائی","گہرائی-میں","گہرائی-کو","گہرائی-کی","گہرائیاں","گہرائیوں-میں"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [מְצוֹלָה], מְצוּלָה n.f. depth, deep;—abs. מְצוּלָה Jb 41:23 +; pl. abs. מְצוֹלֹת Ex 15:5; Ne 9:11, מְצֹלוֹת ψ 88:7; cstr. מְצוּלוֹת Zc 10:11, מְצֻלוֹת Mi 7:19 ψ 68:23;—depth, pl. מ׳ יָם depths of the sea Mi 7:19 ψ 68:23; abs. Ex 15:5 (of Red Sea) Ne 9:11 (id.); fig. of deep distress ψ 88:7 (‖ בּוֹר תַּחְתִּיּוֹת); מ׳ יְאֹר Zc 10:11 (i.e. of Nile); sg. = the deep sea, deep, ψ 107:24; Jon 2:4;…