H6011 H6011
depth, the quality or extent of being deep
This noun denotes depth as an abstract quality or spatial dimension. In Proverbs 25:3, it appears in a comparison about the unknowable depths of royal hearts, parallel to the immeasurable heights of heaven and earth. The word emphasizes the impenetrable or unfathomable nature of what is being described. The prepositional form here indicates purpose or reference.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Used in Proverbs 25:3 to describe the inscrutable depth of kings' hearts, which like physical depth cannot be measured or plumbed by ordinary means. The term creates a spatial metaphor for intellectual or emotional inaccessibility. While English and Spanish use 'depth/profundidad,' German curiously translates this instance with 'Tal' (valley), perhaps understanding a different vocalization of the text. 1×
AR["لِلْعُمْقِ"]·ben["-গভীরতায়"]·DE["zu-Tal"]·EN["for-depth"]·FR["לעמק"]·heb["ל-עומק"]·HI["गहराई-में"]·ID["karena-dalam"]·IT["al-per-depth"]·jav["kanggé-jero"]·KO["깊이-를-위함이요"]·PT["para-profundidade"]·RU["в-глубину"]·ES["para-profundidad"]·SW["kwa-kina"]·TR["derinlikte"]·urd["گہرائی-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
† עֹ֫מֶק n.[m.] depth;—abs. Pr 25:3; pl. cstr. עִמְקֵי שְׁאוֹל 9:18 (Köii. 1, 32).