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 .
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| 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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[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 .
[עֲמִיק] adjective deep (see Biblical Hebrew עמק); — feminine plural emphatic, as noun, עֲמִיקָתָא Dan 2:22 the deep things.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke