What does מַעֲמָק mean in the Bible?
מַעֲמָק is a Hebrew word meaning "a deep".
Hebrew · H4615
מַעֲמָק
A deep
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מַעֲמָקH4615
What does מַעֲמָק mean in the Bible?
מַעֲמָק is a Hebrew word meaning "a deep".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4615?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in the depths (2), and out of the deep (1), into deep (1), Out of the depths (1).
Where does מַעֲמָק appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 69:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (3), Ezekiel (1), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itin the depths2×Isaiah 51:10, Ezekiel 27:34
and out of the deep1×Psalms 69:14
into deep1×Psalms 69:2
Out of the depths1×Psalms 130:1
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 69:2בְמַעֲמַקֵּי־tointo deepPreposition-b | Noun - masculine plural constructPsalms 69:14וּמִמַּֽעֲמַקֵּי־toand out of the deepConjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural constructPsalms 130:1מִמַּעֲמַקִּ֖יםtoOut of the depthsPreposition-m | Noun - masculine pluralIsaiah 51:10מַֽעֲמַקֵּי־toin the depthsNoun - masculine plural constructEzekiel 27:34בְּמַֽעֲמַקֵּי־toin the depthsPreposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowPsalms 69:2
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Psalms3Isaiah1Ezekiel1
Source forms
בְמַעֲמַקֵּי־1xḇə·ma·‘ă·maq·qê-Psalms 69:2
בְּמַֽעֲמַקֵּי־1xbə·ma·‘ă·maq·qê-Ezekiel 27:34
וּמִמַּֽעֲמַקֵּי־1xū·mim·ma·‘ă·maq·qê-Psalms 69:14
מִמַּעֲמַקִּ֖ים1xmim·ma·‘ă·maq·qîmPsalms 130:1
מַֽעֲמַקֵּי־1xma·‘ă·maq·qê-Isaiah 51:10
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct2xPsalms 69:2, Ezekiel 27:34
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct1xPsalms 69:14
Noun - masculine plural construct1xIsaiah 51:10
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural1xPsalms 130:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a deep
Source Gloss
a deep
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a deep BDB: depths Usage: deep, depth.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
מַעֲמָק is built from this root:
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