עֹמֶק
ʻômeq · H6011 · Hebrew · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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depth
State in which the bottom of an object extends relatively far down from the top
ExamplesProverbs 9:18 But he does not know that the dead are there, That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Proverbs 25:3 As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- שְׁאוֹלworld of the dead 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- קָרָאto call, to cry out 1
- אֶרֶץland, earth, ground 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- בin/on/with 1
- לto/for 1
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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Near synonyms 2 words
- מְצוֹלָה mᵉtsôwlâh · H4688 · ravine, pit, depth
- Denotes depth particularly in the sense of deep waters or the depths of the sea; overlaps with עֹמֶק in expressing the concept of depth but with more specific aquatic connotation.
- תְּהוֹם tᵉhôwm · H8415 · ocean, great deep, spring
- Refers to the deep or abyss, often cosmic depths or deep waters; shares the semantic field of depth with עֹמֶק though תְּהוֹם carries stronger mythological and cosmological overtones.
Contrasting words 2 words
- רוּם rûwm · H7312 · height, stature, haughtiness
- Noun denoting height, the vertical measurement opposite to depth; forms a natural lexical antonym pair with עֹמֶק in dimensional terminology.
- גֹּבַהּ gôbahh · H1363 · height
- Noun indicating height or elevation, the vertical opposite of depth; serves as dimensional antonym to עֹמֶק.
In the other Testament 1 word
- βάθος báthos · G899 · depth, deep, deep place
- Standard Greek translation equivalent for Hebrew עֹמֶק, denoting depth as a measurement or abstract quality; used in LXX to translate Hebrew depth terms.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Low002001001040
- עֹמֶק denotes depth, as in Psalm 130:1's "out of the depths I cry to You, LORD."
Word family 7 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H6011. omeq עֹ֫מֶק noun [masculine] depth; — absolute Pro 25:3; plural construct שְׁאוֺל…
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
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
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
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