Word
מְצֻלָּה
mᵉtsullâh · H4699 · Hebrew · 0 occurrences
Meanings
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ravine, pit
A very low area of the earth
Occurrences are found under מְצוֹלָה (mᵉtsôwlâh, H4688) instead.
Near synonyms 1 word
- תְּהוֹם tᵉhôwm · H8415 · ocean, great deep, spring
- Hebrew term for the deep or abyss, particularly the primordial deep or ocean depths; semantically overlaps with the concept of 'bottom' or deepest place
Contrasting words 2 words
- רֹאשׁ rôʼsh · H7218 · head, beginning
- Lexical opposite: 'top' or 'summit' versus 'bottom' or 'depth'; represents the highest point in contrast to the lowest
- גָּבֹהַּ gâbôahh · H1364 · high, tall, height
- Spatial opposite: 'high' versus 'bottom/depth'; represents elevation in contrast to the lowest point
In the other Testament 2 words
- βυθός bythós · G1037 · open sea, high sea, the deep
- Greek translation equivalent for 'depth' or 'bottom' (especially of the sea); both refer to the lowest part or deepest point of water
- ἄβυσσος ábyssos · G12 · abyss, abode of evil spirits, very deep place
- Greek term for the abyss or deep, often translates Hebrew terms for watery depths including מְצוֹלָה/מְצוּלָה
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Landforms001002003
- This lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition, so this “Landforms” domain is bundle-shared with the related lexeme מְצוֹלָה (mᵉtsôwlâh, H4688) rather than independently attested here.
- Waterbodies001002008
- This lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition, so this “Waterbodies” domain is bundle-shared with the related lexeme מְצוֹלָה (mᵉtsôwlâh, H4688) rather than independently attested here.
Word family 5 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H4699. metsullah מְצֻלָה noun feminine dubious word: Zec 1:8 the myrtles which are…
H4699. metsullah
מְצֻלָה noun feminine dubious word: Zec 1:8 the myrtles which are ׳בַּמּ, apparently some locality about Jerusalem, called the basin, hollow; GASm glen or valley-bottom; possibly is מְצֻלָּה, < מְצִלָּה, shadow (III. צלל).
מְצֻלָה noun feminine dubious word: Zec 1:8 the myrtles which are ׳בַּמּ, apparently some locality about Jerusalem, called the basin, hollow; GASm glen or valley-bottom; possibly is מְצֻלָּה, < מְצִלָּה, shadow (III. צלל).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0