עָמַקʻâmaq

be deep

Pronunciation: aw-mak' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6009

Meanings

Hiph`il: make deep (Isaiah 30:33; Hosea 5:2; Isaiah 31:6)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 9 times in the Bible.

  • Psalms 92:5 O Lord, what great works you do! And how deep are your thoughts.
  • Isaiah 7:11 “Ask the Lord your God for a sign of confirmation, Ahaz. Make it as difficult as you want—as high as heaven or as deep as the place of the dead.”
  • Isaiah 29:15 What sorrow awaits those who try to hide their plans from the Lord, who do their evil deeds in the dark! “The Lord can’t see us,” they say. “He doesn’t know what’s going on!”
  • Isaiah 30:33 Topheth—the place of burning— has long been ready for the Assyrian king; the pyre is piled high with wood. The breath of the Lord, like fire from a volcano, will set it ablaze.
  • Isaiah 31:6 Though you are such wicked rebels, my people, come and return to the Lord.
  • Jeremiah 49:8 Turn and flee! Hide in deep caves, you people of Dedan! For when I bring disaster on Edom, I will punish you, too!
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).