עָמַק
ʻâmaq · H6009 · Hebrew · 9 occurrences
Meanings
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to make deep
Causative action by which humans cause the bottom of an object to extend relatively far down from the top
ExamplesIsaiah 30:33 For Topheth has long been ready, Indeed, it has been prepared for the king. He has made it deep and large, A pyre of fire with plenty of wood; The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of brimstone, sets it afire.
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Causative action by which humans cause an activity to take place in a relatively lowly situated region (to do (something) in a deep place)
ExamplesJeremiah 49:8 “Flee away, turn back, dwell in the depths, You inhabitants of Dedan, For I will bring the disaster of Esau upon him At the time I punish him.
Jeremiah 49:30 “Run away, flee! Dwell in the depths, You inhabitants of Hazor,” declares the LORD; “For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has formed a plan against you And devised a scheme against you.
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Causative action by which humans cause an activity to relate to a lowly situated region (to do (something) relating to a deep place)
ExamplesIsaiah 7:11 “Ask for a sign for yourself from the LORD your God; make it deep as Sheol or high as heaven.”
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to be profound
Literally: to be deep; hence: state in which something is beyond human understanding
ExamplesPsalm 92:5 How great are Your works, LORD! Your thoughts are very deep.
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to go to great lengths, to try hard
Literally: to make deep; hence: action which which humans go at great lengths to perform an activity
ExamplesIsaiah 29:15 Woe to those who deeply hide their plans from the LORD, And whose deeds are done in a dark place, And they say, “Who sees us?” or “Who knows us?”
Hosea 5:2 And the rebels have gone deep in depravity, But I will discipline all of them.
Hosea 9:9 They are deeply depraved As in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt, He will punish their sins.
How it’s used In 5 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
9 occurrences in 7 groups
- Not stated: you (more than one) 2
- Not stated: they 2
- מַחֲשָׁבָהthought, plan 1
- שֵׂטrebel, revolter 1
- Not stated: he, she or it 1
- Not stated (infinitive) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- סָרָהrebellion, revolt 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- לto/for+ יָשַׁבto dwell, to live, to sit 2
- מִןfrom+ יְהֹוָהthe LORD, YHWH 1
- לto/for+ סָתַרto hide, to be hidden 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- מְאֹדvery 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- לto/for 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 2 words
- βαθύς bathýs · G901 · deep, extremely, exceedingly great
- Greek βαθύς directly translates Hebrew עָמַק in contexts denoting physical or metaphorical depth, sharing the core semantic range of 'deep/profound' across both literal and figurative registers.
- βαθύνω bathýnō · G900 · to make deep, to go deep
- Greek verb denoting the action of making deep or deepening, directly corresponding to the causative sense of the Hebrew root; both terms share the core semantic field of depth-related actions.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Low002001001040
- עָמַק describes making something deep, as in Isaiah 7:11's "make it deep as Sheol" and Isaiah 30:33's "he has made it deep and large."
- Extraordinary002001003006
- This domain reflects the intensified sense of deeply hiding something, as in Isaiah 29:15's "those who deeply hide their plans."
- Intense002001003011
- The word carries an intensifying force alongside the basic depth sense, describing an extent of depth that is exceptional or extreme.
Word family 7 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H6009. amoq [עָמֹק, LagBN 28] verb be deep (Late Hebrew in derivatives; Arabic ; Ethiopic…
[עָמֹק, LagBN 28] verb be deep (Late Hebrew in derivatives; Arabic ; Ethiopic probably Assyrian [emê‡u] III. 2 implore (earnestly; 'from bottom of one's soul'), emû‡u, might, nîme‡u, wisdom (? as unfathomable); ᵑ7 in derivatives; Syriac in derived species); —
Qal Perfect3masculine plural עָֽמְקוּ Psa 92:6 (of ׳יs designs; compare Assyrian above).
Hiph`il make deep: Perfect3masculine singular (symbolic) הִרְחִ֑ב הֶעְמִיק Isa 30:33 (that is Tophet; van d. H. הֶעֱמִיק, and so in following); 3 masculine plural הֶעְמִיקוּ Hos 5:2 the pit of Shittim (?) have they made deep (reading הַשִּׁטִּים שַׁחַת We Now, compare Che GuKau); סָרָה הֶעְמִיקוּ Isa 31:6 (figurative) they have made deep (their) apostasy; followed by verb, with adverbial force ׳ה שִׁחֵתֻ֖וּ Hos 9:9 = they are in the depth of corruption (see שׁחת); Imperative masculine plural הֶעְמִיקוּ (Ges§ 63o), followed by infinitive Jer 49:8, Jer 49:30 make deep to dwell (of hiding, so most; > Gie take an abject seat, as Jer 13:18; Jer 48:18); Participle לַסְתִּר הַמַּעֲמִיקִים Isa 29:15 they who deeply hide from ׳י (their) counsel; Infinitive absolute הַעְמֵק Isa 7:11 +?make deep (ask a sign in the depths of Sh®°ôl, reading שְׁאֹ֑לָה; opposed to הַגְבֵּהַּ).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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