תהום

See also: תּהום‎

Hebrew

Etymology

Possibly cognate to Arabic هَامَ‎ (hāma, “to be thirsty, to crave”).

Noun

תְּהוֹם • (t'hóm) f

  1. abyss, void, deep, depth
    • Psalm 42 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

Derived terms

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