H5994 H5994
deep things, profound or hidden matters (Aramaic)
This Aramaic adjective, used substantively, appears in Daniel's praise after God reveals Nebuchadnezzar's dream. The term denotes things that are deep, profound, or hidden from human understanding. Daniel contrasts divine omniscience with human limitation, affirming that God reveals mysteries beyond natural perception. The word appears in emphatic state, emphasizing the definite 'deep things' that God knows and discloses.
Senses
1. sense 1 — In Daniel 2:22, this refers to the hidden or profound matters that God alone knows and can reveal. The Aramaic context emphasizes God's unique ability to uncover what is concealed in darkness and to know what lies in hidden depths. Spanish 'lo profundo' and French 'profondeur' both capture the depth metaphor, suggesting content beyond surface-level observation or human investigation. 1×
AR["الـ-عَمِيقَاتِ"]·ben["গভীর"]·DE["[עמיקתא]"]·EN["deep-things"]·FR["profondeur"]·heb["עמוקות"]·HI["गहरी"]·ID["hal-hal-dalam"]·IT["[עמיקתא]"]·jav["ingkang-jero"]·KO["깊은-것들과"]·PT["coisas-profundas"]·RU["глубокое"]·ES["lo-profundo"]·SW["mambo-ya-kina"]·TR["derin-olanları"]·urd["گہری"]
Related Senses
H8033 1. There (locative adverb) (835×)H7760a 1. put, place, set physically (444×)H8064 1. heavens / sky (329×)H5439 1. around, all around (spatial) (319×)H4057b 1. wilderness, desert region (270×)H3220 1. sea, body of water (269×)H0520a 1. cubit (unit of length) (246×)H0127 1. ground, land (territory) (210×)H3383 1. Jordan River (proper noun) (183×)G1093 1. earth, the world (176×)H5800a 1. forsake, abandon (Qal active) (166×)H8121 1. sun (celestial body) (133×)H7126 1. offer, present sacrificially (122×)H6828 1. north, cardinal direction (120×)H2351 1. outside, exterior space (119×)H5104 1. river, stream (119×)H7341 1. width, breadth (101×)G1563 1. there (95×)H7126 2. draw near, approach (95×)G2281 1. sea, large body of water (91×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [עֲמִיק] adj. deep (v. BH עמק);—fpl. emph., as n., עֲמִיקָתָא Dn 2:22 the deep things.