Strong's Lexicon

H6012

H6012 — עָמֵק

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewameqadjectiveOccurrences: 4TWOT: 1644c

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6012
Word:עָמֵק
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:from H6009
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:4
Transliteration:ameq
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:`ameq (aw-make') adj.
Meaning:1. deep (literally or figuratively)
KJV Renderings:deeper, depth, strange.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB6167

[עָמֵק] adjective deep, unfathomable; — plural construct עִמְקֵי שָׂפָה (Ges«GKC:93ii»§ 93ii) i.e. unintelligible of speech Isa 33:19; Ezek 3:5; Ezek 3:6. — Prov 9:18 see עֹמֶק .


BDB9778

[עֲמִיק] adjective deep (see Biblical Hebrew עמק); — feminine plural emphatic, as noun, עֲמִיקָתָא Dan 2:22 the deep things.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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