Strong's Hebrew #8415 - תְּהוֹם tehom (deep)

confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, vain, vanity, waste,

Or thom {teh-home'}; (usually feminine) from huwm; an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean water-supply) -- deep (place), depth.

see HEBREW huwm

1) deep, depths, deep places, abyss, the deep, sea
1a) deep (of subterranean waters)
1b) deep, sea, abysses (of sea)
1c) primeval ocean, deep
1d) deep, depth (of river)
1e) abyss, the grave
Part of Speech: noun feminine or masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H1949
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2495a

תִּהוֺם noun feminine^{Genesis 7:11 7t.}

and masculine^{Job 28:14 5t.} (Albr^{ZAW xvi (1896), 62} Kö^{ii. 2. 167 Ency. Bib}.^DEEP) deep, sea, abyss (almost always in poetry); — absolute ׳ת Genesis 1:2 +; plural absolute תְּהֹמוֺת Psalm 77:17 +, etc., ׳בַּתּ Isaiah 63:13 + Isa 106:9 (only here with article); construct תְּהוֺמוֺת Isa 71:20 (but see 5 infra); —

1 deep, of subterranean waters, Genesis 49:25 (poem in J; opposed to שָׁמַיִם), Deuteronomy 33:13 (opposed to id.); ׳רַבָּה מַעְיְנוֺת ת Genesis 7:11; Genesis 8:2 (P; "" אֲרֻבֹּת הַשָּׁמַיִם), ׳עִינוֺת ת Proverbs 8:28 ("" שְׁחָקִים), Job 28:14; Job 38:16 (both "" יָם); תְּהוֺם רַבָּה Amos 7:4 (probably), רַבָּה ׳מִשְׁמָּטֶיךָ ת Psalm 36:7 (opposed to אֵל צִדְקָֽתְךָ כְּהַרְרֵי), Isaiah 51:10 (perhaps); so plural תְּהֹמוֺת, Proverbs 8:24 ("" מַעְיָנוֺת), Proverbs 3:20 (opposed to שְׁחָקִים), and probably Psalm 33:7 ("" מֵי הַיָּם), Psalm 135:6 ( + יַמִּים).

2 (deep) sea, overwhelming Tyre Ezekiel 26:19 ("" הַמַּיִם הָרַבִּים), roaring at theoph. Habakkuk 3:10; in General, "" יָם, Job 38:30 (׳מְּנֵי ת); "" מַיִם Jonah 2:6; alonE Job 41:24; figurative, קוֺרַא ׳אֶלתֿ ׳ת Job 42:8 ("" מִשְׁבָּרִים, גַּלִּים; but possibly here of Jordan, compare

4); in plural = abysses of sea, Exodus 15:5,8 (of Red Sea, so) Isaiah 63:13 "" Psalm 106:9; Psalm 77:17; also Psalm 78:15 (in simile), Psalm 107:26 (poetic of hollows of great waves, opposed to שָׁמַיִם); vaguely, כָּלתְּֿהֹמוֺת Psalm 135:6; Psalm 148:7.

3 primaeval ocean, deep, in Hebrew cosmogony, ׳מְּנֵי ת Genesis 1:2 (P; "" מְּנֵי הַמַּיִם), Proverbs 8:27 ("" שָׁמַיִם), Psalm 104:6. — (compare, further, Gunk^{Schöpfung u. Chaos 21 ff.} OCWhitehouse^{Hast. DB COSMOGONY} Zim^{KAT3. 492 f., 509 f., 585}).

4 deep, depth, of river Ezekiel 31:4 (Nile; "" מַיִם, + נַהֲרוֺתֶיהָ), Ezekiel 31:15 ("" id.); plural of bursts of water fertilizing Canaan, יוצאים בבקעה ובהר Deuteronomy 8:7 ( + עֲיָנֹת, נַחֲלֵי מַיִם). — On Psalm 42:8 see

2. 5. abyss (si vera lectio): תְּהוֺמוֺת הָאָרֶץ = Shejôl, Psalm 71:20, but Ol We תַּחְתִיּוֺת.

[תַּחְמֻּכָה] see הפך. תָּו see תוה. below,

תּוֺא see תְּאוֺ. [תּוֺאָם] see תאם.

Strong's Hebrew: 8415. תְּהוֹם (tehom or tehom) — 36 Occurrences

Genesis 1:2
HEB: עַל־ פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹם וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים
NAS: the surface of the deep, and the Spirit
KJV: [was] upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit
INT: was over the surface of the deep and the Spirit of God

Genesis 7:11
HEB: כָּֽל־ מַעְיְנֹת֙ תְּה֣וֹם רַבָּ֔ה וַאֲרֻבֹּ֥ת
NAS: of the great deep burst open,
KJV: of the great deep broken up,
INT: all the fountains deep of the great and the floodgates

Genesis 8:2
HEB: וַיִּסָּֽכְרוּ֙ מַעְיְנֹ֣ת תְּה֔וֹם וַֽאֲרֻבֹּ֖ת הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם
NAS: Also the fountains of the deep and the floodgates
KJV: The fountains also of the deep and the windows
INT: were closed the fountains of the deep and the floodgates of the sky

Genesis 49:25
HEB: מֵעָ֔ל בִּרְכֹ֥ת תְּה֖וֹם רֹבֶ֣צֶת תָּ֑חַת
NAS: Blessings of the deep that lies
KJV: blessings of the deep that lieth
INT: and Blessings of the deep lies beneath

Exodus 15:5
HEB: תְּהֹמֹ֖ת יְכַסְיֻ֑מוּ יָרְד֥וּ
NAS: The deeps cover them; They went down
KJV: The depths have covered
INT: the deeps cover went

Exodus 15:8
HEB: נֹזְלִ֑ים קָֽפְא֥וּ תְהֹמֹ֖ת בְּלֶב־ יָֽם׃
NAS: a heap; The deeps were congealed
KJV: as an heap, [and] the depths were congealed
INT: the flowing were congealed the deeps the heart of the sea

Deuteronomy 8:7
HEB: מָ֔יִם עֲיָנֹת֙ וּתְהֹמֹ֔ת יֹצְאִ֥ים בַּבִּקְעָ֖ה
NAS: of fountains and springs, flowing forth
KJV: of fountains and depths that spring out
INT: of water of fountains and springs flowing valleys

Deuteronomy 33:13
HEB: שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ מִטָּ֔ל וּמִתְּה֖וֹם רֹבֶ֥צֶת תָּֽחַת׃
NAS: with the dew, And from the deep lying
KJV: for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,
INT: of heaven the dew the deep lying beneath

Job 28:14
HEB: תְּה֣וֹם אָ֭מַר לֹ֣א
NAS: The deep says,
KJV: The depth saith,
INT: the deep says not

Job 38:16
HEB: יָ֑ם וּבְחֵ֥קֶר תְּ֝ה֗וֹם הִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃
NAS: Or walked in the recesses of the deep?
KJV: in the search of the depth?
INT: of the sea the recesses confusion walked

Job 38:30
HEB: יִתְחַבָּ֑אוּ וּפְנֵ֥י תְ֝ה֗וֹם יִתְלַכָּֽדוּ׃
NAS: And the surface of the deep is imprisoned.
KJV: and the face of the deep is frozen.
INT: becomes and the surface of the deep is imprisoned

Job 41:32
HEB: נָתִ֑יב יַחְשֹׁ֖ב תְּה֣וֹם לְשֵׂיבָֽה׃ אֵֽין־
NAS: One would think the deep to be gray-haired.
KJV: him; [one] would think the deep [to be] hoary.
INT: A wake think the deep to be gray-haired else

Psalm 33:7
HEB: נֹתֵ֖ן בְּאֹצָר֣וֹת תְּהוֹמֽוֹת׃
NAS: He lays up the deeps in storehouses.
KJV: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
INT: lays storehouses the deeps

Psalm 36:6
HEB: אֵ֗ל מִ֭שְׁפָּטֶךָ תְּה֣וֹם רַבָּ֑ה אָ֤דָֽם־
NAS: are [like] a great deep. O LORD,
KJV: [are] a great deep: O LORD,
INT: of God your judgments deep are a great man

Psalm 42:6
HEB: מֵהַ֥ר מִצְעָֽר׃ תְּהֽוֹם־ אֶל־
INT: Mount Mizar confusion about

Psalm 42:7
HEB: תְּה֣וֹם ק֭וֹרֵא לְק֣וֹל
NAS: Deep calls to deep
KJV: Deep calleth unto deep
INT: Deep calls the sound

Psalm 71:20
HEB: (תְּחַיֵּ֑ינִי ק) וּֽמִתְּהֹמ֥וֹת הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ תָּשׁ֥וּב
NAS: me up again from the depths of the earth.
KJV: again from the depths of the earth.
INT: again keep leave the depths of the earth again

Psalm 77:16
HEB: אַ֝֗ף יִרְגְּז֥וּ תְהֹמֽוֹת׃
NAS: You, they were in anguish; The deeps also
KJV: thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled.
INT: also trembled the deeps

Psalm 78:15
HEB: בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר וַ֝יַּ֗שְׁקְ כִּתְהֹמ֥וֹת רַבָּֽה׃
NAS: drink like the ocean depths.
KJV: as [out of] the great depths.
INT: the wilderness and gave the ocean abundant

Psalm 104:6
HEB: תְּ֭הוֹם כַּלְּב֣וּשׁ כִּסִּית֑וֹ
NAS: You covered it with the deep as with a garment;
KJV: Thou coveredst it with the deep as [with] a garment:
INT: the deep A garment covered

Psalm 106:9
HEB: וַֽיֶּחֱרָ֑ב וַיּוֹלִיכֵ֥ם בַּ֝תְּהֹמ֗וֹת כַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃
NAS: up, And He led them through the deeps, as through the wilderness.
KJV: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.
INT: dried led the deeps the wilderness

Psalm 107:26
HEB: שָׁ֭מַיִם יֵרְד֣וּ תְהוֹמ֑וֹת נַ֝פְשָׁ֗ם בְּרָעָ֥ה
NAS: they went down to the depths; Their soul
KJV: they go down again to the depths: their soul
INT: to the heavens went to the depths their soul of trouble

Psalm 135:6
HEB: בַּ֝יַּמִּ֗ים וְכָל־ תְּהוֹמֽוֹת׃
NAS: in the seas and in all deeps.
KJV: in the seas, and all deep places.
INT: the seas all deeps

Psalm 148:7
HEB: תַּ֝נִּינִ֗ים וְכָל־ תְּהֹמֽוֹת׃
NAS: Sea monsters and all deeps;
KJV: ye dragons, and all deeps:
INT: Sea and all deeps

Proverbs 3:20
HEB: בְּ֭דַעְתּוֹ תְּהוֹמ֣וֹת נִבְקָ֑עוּ וּ֝שְׁחָקִ֗ים
NAS: By His knowledge the deeps were broken
KJV: By his knowledge the depths are broken up,
INT: his knowledge the deeps were broken and the skies

Proverbs 8:24
HEB: בְּאֵין־ תְּהֹמ֥וֹת חוֹלָ֑לְתִּי בְּאֵ֥ין
NAS: were no depths I was brought forth,
KJV: When [there were] no depths, I was brought forth;
INT: there depths was brought were no

Proverbs 8:27
HEB: עַל־ פְּנֵ֥י תְהֽוֹם׃
NAS: a circle on the face of the deep,
KJV: a compass upon the face of the depth:
INT: on the face of the deep

Proverbs 8:28
HEB: בַּ֝עֲז֗וֹז עִינ֥וֹת תְּהוֹם׃
NAS: When the springs of the deep became fixed,
KJV: the fountains of the deep:
INT: became the fountains of the deep

Isaiah 51:10
HEB: יָ֔ם מֵ֖י תְּה֣וֹם רַבָּ֑ה הַשָּׂ֙מָה֙
NAS: of the great deep; Who made
KJV: of the great deep; that hath made
INT: the sea the waters deep of the great made

Isaiah 63:13
HEB: מוֹלִיכָ֖ם בַּתְּהֹמ֑וֹת כַּסּ֥וּס בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר
NAS: Who led them through the depths? Like the horse
KJV: That led them through the deep, as an horse
INT: led the deep an horse the wilderness

Ezekiel 26:19
HEB: עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ אֶת־ תְּה֔וֹם וְכִסּ֖וּךְ הַמַּ֥יִם
NAS: when I bring up the deep over
KJV: when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great
INT: bring over the deep cover waters

Ezekiel 31:4
HEB: מַ֣יִם גִּדְּל֔וּהוּ תְּה֖וֹם רֹֽמְמָ֑תְהוּ אֶת־
NAS: made it grow, the deep made it high.
KJV: made him great, the deep set him up on high
INT: the waters grow the deep made for

Ezekiel 31:15
HEB: עָלָיו֙ אֶת־ תְּה֔וֹם וָֽאֶמְנַע֙ נַהֲרוֹתֶ֔יהָ
NAS: I closed the deep over
KJV: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained
INT: closed over the deep and held rivers

Amos 7:4
HEB: וַתֹּ֙אכַל֙ אֶת־ תְּה֣וֹם רַבָּ֔ה וְאָכְלָ֖ה
NAS: the great deep and began to consume
KJV: the great deep, and did eat up
INT: GOD consumed deep the great to consume

Jonah 2:5
HEB: עַד־ נֶ֔פֶשׁ תְּה֖וֹם יְסֹבְבֵ֑נִי ס֖וּף
NAS: me to the point of death. The great deep engulfed
KJV: [even] to the soul: the depth closed me round about,
INT: to the point of death deep engulfed Weeds

Habakkuk 3:10
HEB: עָבָ֑ר נָתַ֤ן תְּהוֹם֙ קוֹל֔וֹ ר֖וֹם
NAS: swept by. The deep uttered forth
KJV: passed by: the deep uttered
INT: swept uttered the deep voice high