Genesis 8:2:3Gen.8.2.W3TAB
תְּה֔וֹם
tehom
“deep”
- Transliteration
- te-HOM
- Extended
- teh-HOHM
- IPA
- /tə.ˈhoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- deep
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-HOM
- phraseyour reading level
ma-ye-NOT te-HOM
- clause
va-yis-sa-khe-RU ma-ye-NOT te-HOM va-a-rub-BOT ha-sha-MA-yim
- sentence
va-yis-sa-khe-RU ma-ye-NOT te-HOM va-a-rub-BOT ha-sha-MA-yim va-yik-ka-LE ha-GE-shem min-ha-sha-MA-yim
Exegesis
Its subject is the construct chain ma’yanot tehom {מַעְיְנֹ֣ת תְּה֔וֹם | maʿyənōṯ təhôm} ‘springs of the deep,’ where tehom functions as a genitive complement.
Root and etymology
t-h-mtav-heh-mem
“deep, abyss”
In context — Genesis 8:2
The springs of the deep were closed off, the windows of the heavens were shut, and the rain from the heavens was held back.
About this coordinate
Genesis 8:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 8:2, so the Hebrew word תְּה֔וֹם (tehom) 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 Gen.8.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.8.2.W3.S1) and character.