Jonah 2:5:4Jonah.2.5.W4TABWLC Jonah 2:6
תְּה֖וֹם
tehom
“the deep”
- Transliteration
- te-HOM
- Extended
- teh-HOHM
- IPA
- /təˈhoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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
- clause
a-FA-fu-NI MA-yim ad-NE-fesh te-HOM ye-sov-VE-NI
- sentence
a-FA-fu-NI MA-yim ad-NE-fesh te-HOM ye-sov-VE-NI SUF kha-VUSH le-ro-SHI
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect yesovveni {יְסֹבְבֵנִי | yə-sōḇ-ḇə-nî} ‘surrounds me’ with tehom {תְּהוֹם | tə-hōm} conveys ongoing peril.
Root and etymology
Roott-h-m
“deep, abyss”
In context — Jonah 2:5
Waters surrounded me up to the soul ; the deep encompassed me, seaweed was wrapped around my head.
About this coordinate
Jonah 2:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jonah 2:5, so the Hebrew word תְּה֖וֹם (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 Jonah.2.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jonah.2.5.W4.S1) and character.