What does תְּהוֹם · אֶרֶץ mean in the Bible?
תְּהוֹם · אֶרֶץ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "depths of the earth".
Hebrew · H8415, H776
תְּהוֹמוֹת הָאָרֶץ
An abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply) · the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
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תְּהוֹם H8415 an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply)
Pronunciation tĕhwōm
Cosmic chaos-water personified; represents untamed, primordial forces opposing divine order and human stability.
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אֶרֶץ H776 the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
Pronunciation erets
Physical ground and soil extend metaphorically to inhabited territory, nation, and cosmic order under divine rule.
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What does תְּהוֹמוֹת הָאָרֶץ (tehomot ha'arets) mean in the Bible?
תְּהוֹם · אֶרֶץ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "depths of the earth".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8415, H776?
H8415, H776 is connected to 2,541 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. depths of the earth
Strong's H8415, H776
Lexical occurrences 2,541 verses Source Gloss
depths of the earth
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תְּהוֹמוֹת הָאָרֶץ is built from this root:
הוּם H1949
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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