Exodus 15:5:1Exod.15.5.W1TAB
תְּהֹמֹ֖ת
tehomot
“the deeps”
- Transliteration
- te-ho-MOT
- Extended
- teh-hoh-MOHT
- IPA
- /tə.hoˈmoːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the deeps
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-ho-MOT
- clause
te-ho-MOT ye-khas-YU-mu
- sentence
te-ho-MOT ye-khas-YU-mu yar-DU vim-tso-LOT ke-mo-A-ven
Exegesis
The verse opens with tehomot {תְּהֹמֹ֖ת | tə-hō-mōṯ} serving as the subject of the intensive verb yekhasyemu {יְכַסְיֻמוּ | yə-kha-syu-mū}, highlighting chaotic inundation.
Root and etymology
Roottav–heh–mem
“deep, abyss”
In context — Exodus 15:5
The deep waters covered them; they sank into the depths like a stone .
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 15:5, so the Hebrew word תְּהֹמֹ֖ת (tehomot) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.15.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.5.W1.S1) and character.