What does עָמַק mean in the Bible?
עָמַק is a Hebrew word meaning "to be (causatively, make ) deep (literally or figuratively)".
Hebrew · H6009
עָמַק
עָמַק is a Hebrew word meaning "to be (causatively, make ) deep (literally or figuratively)".
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עָמַקH6009
What does עָמַק mean in the Bible?
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How does the BSB render H6009?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include low (2), [whether] from the depths (1), against whom you have so blatantly (1), are deep (1), deep (1).
Where does עָמַק appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 92:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (4), Hosea (2), Jeremiah (2), Psalms (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 ItSeparate English wording is recorded for 9 of 9 aligned rows. Rows without separate wording remain in the aligned-row total.
low2×Jeremiah 49:8, Jeremiah 49:30
[whether] from the depths1×Isaiah 7:11
against whom you have so blatantly1×Isaiah 31:6
are deep1×Hosea 5:2
deep1×Psalms 92:5
is deep1×Isaiah 30:33
They have deeply1×Hosea 9:9
to those who dig deep1×Isaiah 29:15
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Psalms 92:5עָמְק֥וּtodeepVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralIsaiah 7:11הַעְמֵ֣קto[whether] from the depthsVerb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteIsaiah 29:15הַמַּעֲמִיקִ֥יםtoto those who dig deepArticle | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluralIsaiah 30:33הֶעְמִ֣יקtois deepVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularIsaiah 31:6הֶעְמִ֥יקוּtoagainst whom you have so blatantlyVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralJeremiah 49:8הֶעְמִ֣יקוּtolowVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralJeremiah 49:30הֶעְמִ֧יקוּtolowVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralHosea 5:2הֶעְמִ֑יקוּtoare deepVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralHosea 9:9הֶעְמִֽיקוּ־toThey have deeplyVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowPsalms 92:5
Aligned rows9
Books represented4
Psalms1Isaiah4Jeremiah2Hosea2
BSB source-word forms
הַמַּעֲמִיקִ֥ים1xham·ma·‘ă·mî·qîmIsaiah 29:15
הֶעְמִ֣יק1xhe‘·mîqIsaiah 30:33
הֶעְמִ֥יקוּ1xhe‘·mî·qūIsaiah 31:6
הֶעְמִ֣יקוּ1xhe‘·mî·qūJeremiah 49:8
הֶעְמִ֧יקוּ1xhe‘·mî·qūJeremiah 49:30
הֶעְמִ֑יקוּ1xhe‘·mî·qūHosea 5:2
הֶעְמִֽיקוּ־1xhe‘·mî·qū-Hosea 9:9
הַעְמֵ֣ק1xha‘·mêqIsaiah 7:11
BSB parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural3xIsaiah 31:6, Hosea 5:2, Hosea 9:9
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural2xJeremiah 49:8, Jeremiah 49:30
Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural1xIsaiah 29:15
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute1xIsaiah 7:11
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular1xIsaiah 30:33
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural1xPsalms 92:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to be (causatively, make ) deep (literally or figuratively)
Source Gloss
to be (causatively, make ) deep (literally or figuratively)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to be (causatively, make) deep (literally or figuratively) BDB: be deep Usage: (be, have, make, seek) deep(-ly), depth, be profound.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Tagged tokens8
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action7×
PerfectHos 5:2 · Hos 9:9 · Isa 31:6 · Isa 30:334×
Sequential imperfectJer 49:8 · Jer 49:302×
Infinitive absoluteIsa 7:111×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
PerfectPs 92:61×
Word Origins
עָמַק is a primitive root - no further derivation.