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Hebrew · H4688

מְצוֹלָה

A deep place (of water or mud)

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מְצוֹלָהH4688

What does מְצוֹלָה mean in the Bible?

מְצוֹלָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a deep place (of water or mud)".

Full entry for מְצוֹלָה (H4688) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does מְצוֹלָה mean in the Bible?

מְצוֹלָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a deep place (of water or mud)".

How does the BSB render H4688?

The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include into the depths (2), [there] (1), depths (1), from the depths (1), He makes the depths (1).

Where does מְצוֹלָה appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 15:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (5), Exodus (1), Job (1), Jonah (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 It
into the depths2×Nehemiah 9:11, Micah 7:19
[there]1×Exodus 15:5
depths1×Psalms 69:2
from the depths1×Psalms 68:22
He makes the depths1×Job 41:31
in the deep1×Psalms 107:24
into the deep1×Jonah 2:3
of the depths1×Psalms 88:6
or the depths1×Psalms 69:15
the depths1×Zechariah 10:11
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 15:5בִמְצוֹלֹ֖תto[there]Preposition-b | Noun - feminine pluralNehemiah 9:11בִמְצוֹלֹ֛תtointo the depthsPreposition-b | Noun - feminine pluralJob 41:31מְצוּלָ֑הtoHe makes the depthsNoun - feminine singularPsalms 68:22מִֽמְּצֻל֥וֹתtofrom the depthsPreposition-m | Noun - feminine plural constructPsalms 69:2מְ֭צוּלָהtodepthsNoun - feminine singularPsalms 69:15מְצוּלָ֑הtoor the depthsNoun - feminine singularPsalms 88:6בִּמְצֹלֽוֹת׃toof the depthsPreposition-b | Noun - feminine pluralPsalms 107:24בִּמְצוּלָֽה׃׆toin the deepPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singularJonah 2:3מְצוּלָה֙tointo the deepNoun - feminine singularMicah 7:19בִּמְצֻל֥וֹתtointo the depthsPreposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowExodus 15:5
Aligned rows11
Books represented7
Exodus1Nehemiah1Job1Psalms5Jonah1Micah1Zechariah1
Source forms
מְצוּלָ֑ה2xmə·ṣū·lāhJob 41:31, Psalms 69:15
בִּמְצוּלָֽה׃׆1xbim·ṣū·lå̄hPsalms 107:24
בִמְצוֹלֹ֖ת1xḇim·ṣō·w·lōṯExodus 15:5
בִמְצוֹלֹ֛ת1xḇim·ṣō·w·lōṯNehemiah 9:11
בִּמְצֻל֥וֹת1xbim·ṣu·lō·wṯMicah 7:19
בִּמְצֹלֽוֹת׃1xbim·ṣō·lō·wṯPsalms 88:6
מִֽמְּצֻל֥וֹת1xmim·mə·ṣu·lō·wṯPsalms 68:22
מְ֭צוּלָה1xmə·ṣū·lāhPsalms 69:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular4xJob 41:31, Psalms 69:2, Psalms 69:15, Jonah 2:3
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural3xExodus 15:5, Nehemiah 9:11, Psalms 88:6
Noun - feminine plural construct1xZechariah 10:11
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct1xMicah 7:19
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular1xPsalms 107:24
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct1xPsalms 68:22
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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