עָ��ֹק17 H6013
Deep, either in a physical/spatial sense (skin, water, pit) or figuratively of what is profound and unsearchable.
A Hebrew adjective conveying depth in both concrete and abstract registers. In the priestly examination laws of Leviticus 13, it appears seven times to describe skin infections that penetrate 'deeper than the skin'—a clinical, spatial measurement guiding the priest's diagnosis. Elsewhere it shifts to figurative terrain: the counsel of the human heart is 'deep waters' (Prov 20:5), God's wisdom is 'deeper than Sheol' (Job 11:8), and the devices of the wicked are so deep they think God cannot find them (Ps 64:6). The multilingual evidence confirms this split cleanly: translations in German, Spanish, and French all use spatial depth vocabulary for Leviticus but shift to abstract 'profound' language for the wisdom and poetic texts.
Senses
1. deep (physical) — Physical, measurable depth. Used repeatedly in the Leviticus 13 purity regulations where the priest must determine whether a skin affliction is 'deeper than the skin' (Lev 13:3, 4, 25, 30, 31, 32, 34). Also describes a deep cup (Ezek 23:32) and the 'deep pit' of the adulterous woman (Prov 22:14; 23:27). Spanish 'profunda,' French 'profond,' and German 'tief' all render it with straightforwardly spatial vocabulary in these contexts. 9×
AR["أَعْمَقَ","أَعْمَقُ","الْعَمِيقَةَ","وَ-أَعْمَقُ","وَعَمِيقٌ"]·ben["এবং-গভীর","গভীর"]·DE["[העמקה]","tief","und-Tal","und-tief"]·EN["and-deep","deep","the-deep"]·FR["et-profond","profond"]·heb["ה-עמוקה","ו-עמוק","ו-עמק","עמק"]·HI["और-गहरा","और-गहरी","और-धोएगा","और-शुद्ध होगा","गहरा","गहरी"]·ID["dalam","dan-dalam","yang-dalam"]·IT["[העמקה]","e-profondo","profondo"]·jav["ingkang-jero","lan-langkung-jero","lan-lebet","langkung-jero"]·KO["그-깊고","그리고-깊다","그리고-깊지","깊으면","깊지"]·PT["a-profunda","e-funda","e-profundo","funda"]·RU["будешь-пить","глубже","и-глубже","и-глубоко"]·ES["la-profunda","profunda","y-profunda","y-profundo"]·SW["kirefu","na-kina-kirefu","na-kirefu","umekuwa-kirefu"]·TR["derin","ve-derin"]·urd["اور-گہری","گہرا","گہری"]
2. deep (abstract, inscrutable) — Abstract, inscrutable depth—what lies beyond human reach or comprehension. God's purpose is 'deeper than Sheol' (Job 11:8), and He 'reveals deep things out of darkness' (Job 12:22). The scheming heart is called 'deep' in Ps 64:6, and Ecclesiastes twice laments 'that which is far off and exceedingly deep—who can find it out?' (Eccl 7:24). Cross-lingual translations shift from spatial words to conceptual ones here: Spanish uses 'cosas profundas,' capturing the leap from physical measurement to epistemological mystery. 8×
AR["الأَعْماقَ","عَميقٌ","عَميقَةٌ","عَميقَةٌ-مِنَ-الهاوِيَةِ","عَمِيقٌ","عَمِيقَةٌ"]·ben["গভীর","গভীর।","গর্ত"]·DE["Tal","[עמקה]","[עמקות]","[עמקים]","ist-Tiefe"]·EN["deep","deep-things","deeper","is-deep"]·FR["profond"]·heb["עמוק","עמוקה","עמוקות","עמוקים"]·HI["गहरा","गहरा-है","गहराइयों-को","गहरी"]·ID["hal-hal-dalam","lebih-dalam","sangat-dalam","yang-dalam"]·IT["[עמק]","profondo"]·jav["ingkang-lebet","jero","lebet","sanget-lebet"]·KO["깊게","깊도다","깊은","깊은-것-이-","깊은-것들-을"]·PT["profunda","profundas","profundezas","profundo"]·RU["глубже","глубины","глубокая","глубокие","глубоко","глубоко -"]·ES["Más-profunda","cosas-profundas","profunda","profundas","profundo"]·SW["kirefu","mambo-ya-kina","mazito","ni-chini","ni-wa-kina","refu"]·TR["derin","derindir","derinlikleri"]·urd["گَہرا","گہرا","گہری","گہری-باتیں","گہرے"]
Related Senses
H0776 1. land, country, territory (2323×)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×)G3772 1. heaven, sky, heavens (278×)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×)G2889 1. world (185×)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×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
עָ��ֹק17 adj. deep (cf. BaNB § 23b);— 1. ע׳ lit. Lv 13:3 + 6 times Lv 13; f. עֲמֻקָּה of cup Ez 23:32, trench Pr 22:14; 23:27 (all 3 in sim.); ע׳ מִשְּׁאוֹל Jb 11:8 (fig.); pl. מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים (sim.) Pr 18:4; 20:5. 2. = unsearchable עָמֹק ψ 64:7 Ec 7:24(×2); pl. עֲמֻקוֹת (Baer עֲמוּקוֹת, van d. H. עֲמֻקּוֹת) Jb 12:22.