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The deepsתְּהֹמֹתcovered them;יְכַסְיֻמוּthey went downיָרְדוּinto the depthsבִמְצוֹלֹתlikeכְּמוֹa stone.אָבֶן
Exodus 15:5
Study it in the app“The deeps covered them; they went down into the depths like a stone.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 15:5, word by word
- The deepsתְּהֹמֹתtehomot
the deep
The deep waters: the deep sea, the ocean, and the waters under the earth. In the Hebrew Bible it is not a place of punishment or the place of the dead.
Where else “tehomot” appears- covered themיְכַסְיֻyechasyu
cover
To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.
Where else “yechasyu” appears- they went downיָרְדוּyardu
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yardu” appears- into the depthsמְצוֹלֹתmetsolot
depths
The depths of the sea; also deep mire.
Where else “metsolot” appears- a stoneאָבֶןaven
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “aven” appears
The context
4Pharaoh’s chariots and his army he has cast into the sea; and his choicest captains were sunk in the Sea of Reeds.
5 · This verse (above)
6Your right hand, YHWH, is majestic in power; your right hand, YHWH, shatters the enemy.