Exodus 15:8:9Exod.15.8.W9TAB
תְהֹמֹ֖ת
tehomot
“deeps”
- Transliteration
- te-ho-MOT
- Extended
- teh-hoh-MOHT
- IPA
- /θə.hoːˈmoːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- phraseyour reading level
kaf-U te-ho-MOT
- clause
kaf-U te-ho-MOT be-lev-YAM
- sentence
u-ve-RU-akh ap-PE-kha ne-er-MU MA-yim nits-tse-VU khe-mo-NED noz-LIM kaf-U te-ho-MOT be-lev-YAM
Exegesis
The verb kafu {קָֽפְא֥וּ | kā-p̄-ū} “they-congealed” and noun tehomot {תְהֹמֹ֖ת | tə-hō-mōt} “deep-waters” underscore the supernatural freezing of the abyss.
Root and etymology
Roottav-heh-mem
“depths, abyss”
In context — Exodus 15:8
And by the breath of Your nostrils, the waters were heaped up; the flowing currents stood like a mound ; the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 15:8, so the Hebrew word תְהֹמֹ֖ת (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.15.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.8.W9.S1) and character.