תהום

See also: תּהום

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ת־ה־ם (t-h-m)

From Proto-Semitic *tihām-. Cognate with Akkadian 𒀀𒀊𒁀 (tiāmtum, “sea; Tiamat”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

תְּהוֹם • (t'hóm) m or f

1. abyss, void, deep, depth
   • Psalm 41 verse 8:

     תְּהוֹם-אֶל-תְּהוֹם קוֹרֵא, לְקוֹל צִנּוֹרֶיךָ; כָּל-מִשְׁבָּרֶיךָ וְגַלֶּיךָ, עָלַי עָבָרוּ.

     Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterfalls: All thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.

2. (figuratively) large difference

Descendants

• → Aramaic: תְהוֹמָא / ܬܗܘܿܡܵܐ (təhōmā)
• → Yiddish: תּהום (tom)

References

• “תהום” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• תהום on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he