What does מְצוֹלָה mean in the Bible?
מְצוֹלָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a deep place (of water or mud)".
Hebrew · H4688
מְצוֹלָה
A deep place (of water or mud)
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מְצוֹלָה H4688
What does מְצוֹלָה mean in the Bible?
מְצוֹלָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a deep place (of water or mud)".
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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 depths 2× Nehemiah 9:11, Micah 7:19
[there] 1× Exodus 15:5
depths 1× Psalms 69:2
from the depths 1× Psalms 68:22
He makes the depths 1× Job 41:31
in the deep 1× Psalms 107:24
into the deep 1× Jonah 2:3
of the depths 1× Psalms 88:6
or the depths 1× Psalms 69:15
the depths 1× Zechariah 10:11
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Exodus 15:5 בִמְצוֹלֹ֖ת to [there] Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural Nehemiah 9:11 בִמְצוֹלֹ֛ת to into the depths Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural Job 41:31 מְצוּלָ֑ה to He makes the depths Noun - feminine singular Psalms 68:22 מִֽמְּצֻל֥וֹת to from the depths Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct Psalms 69:2 מְ֭צוּלָה to depths Noun - feminine singular Psalms 69:15 מְצוּלָ֑ה to or the depths Noun - feminine singular Psalms 88:6 בִּמְצֹלֽוֹת׃ to of the depths Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural Psalms 107:24 בִּמְצוּלָֽה׃׆ to in the deep Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Jonah 2:3 מְצוּלָה֙ to into the deep Noun - feminine singular Micah 7:19 בִּמְצֻל֥וֹת to into the depths Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 15:5
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 7
Exodus 1 Nehemiah 1 Job 1 Psalms 5 Jonah 1 Micah 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
מְצוּלָ֑ה 2x mə·ṣū·lāh Job 41:31, Psalms 69:15
בִּמְצוּלָֽה׃׆ 1x bim·ṣū·lå̄h Psalms 107:24
בִמְצוֹלֹ֖ת 1x ḇim·ṣō·w·lōṯ Exodus 15:5
בִמְצוֹלֹ֛ת 1x ḇim·ṣō·w·lōṯ Nehemiah 9:11
בִּמְצֻל֥וֹת 1x bim·ṣu·lō·wṯ Micah 7:19
בִּמְצֹלֽוֹת׃ 1x bim·ṣō·lō·wṯ Psalms 88:6
מִֽמְּצֻל֥וֹת 1x mim·mə·ṣu·lō·wṯ Psalms 68:22
מְ֭צוּלָה 1x mə·ṣū·lāh Psalms 69:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 4x Job 41:31, Psalms 69:2, Psalms 69:15, Jonah 2:3
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural 3x Exodus 15:5, Nehemiah 9:11, Psalms 88:6
Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Zechariah 10:11
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Micah 7:19
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 1x Psalms 107:24
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Psalms 68:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a deep place (of water or mud)
Source Gloss
a deep place (of water or mud)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a deep place (of water or mud) BDB: depth Usage: bottom, deep, depth.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מְצוֹלָה is built from this root:
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain