What does צוּלָה (ṣûlāh) mean in the Bible?
צוּלָה (ṣûlāh): Designates the unfathomable ocean depths; conveys vastness and inaccessibility beyond human comprehension or control
Hebrew · H6683
צוּלָה
An abyss (of the sea)
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צוּלָה H6683
Pronunciation ṣûlāh
What does צוּלָה (ṣûlāh) mean in the Bible?
צוּלָה (ṣûlāh): Designates the unfathomable ocean depths; conveys vastness and inaccessibility beyond human comprehension or control
Full entry for צוּלָה (H6683) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6683?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include to the depths of the sea (1).
Where does צוּלָה (ṣûlāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 44:27. Its strongest book concentrations include 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 It to the depths of the sea 1× Isaiah 44:27
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First aligned row Isaiah 44:27
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Isaiah 1
Source forms
לַצּוּלָ֖ה 1x laṣ·ṣū·lāh Isaiah 44:27
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 44:27
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Designates the unfathomable ocean depths; conveys vastness and inaccessibility beyond human comprehension or control
Source Gloss
an abyss (of the sea)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Designates the unfathomable ocean depths; conveys vastness and inaccessibility beyond human comprehension or control
an abyss (of the sea) BDB: ocean-deep Usage: deep.
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