עָמַק
amak · be deep
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H6009 · appears 9 times in the Bible
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amak (עָמַק) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “be deep”.
To be deep; figuratively, to be hard to fathom or understand. In the causative, to make deep.
How to say it
a·mak
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To reach far down; go far in something, like rebellion.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- go down deep ×2
- They have deeply ×1
- deep are ×1
- have gone deep ×1
- he has made deep ×1
- make deep ×1
- they have made deep ×1
- those who go deep ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Psalms 92:5
How great are your works, YHWH! Very deep are your thoughts.
- Isaiah 7:11
“Ask for yourself a sign from YHWH your Elohim; make deep the request, or make it high above.”
- Isaiah 29:15
Woe to those who go deep to hide their plan from YHWH, and their works are in the dark, and they say, “Who sees us? And who knows us?”
- Isaiah 30:33
For Topheth has been prepared from long ago; it too for the king is made ready; he has made deep and wide its pyre, fire and wood in abundance; the breath of YHWH, like a torrent of sulfur, kindles it.
- Isaiah 31:6
Return to the one against whom they have made deep the rebellion, sons of Israel.
- Jeremiah 49:8
Flee, turn back, go down deep to dwell, inhabitants of Dedan! For the calamity of Esau I bring upon him, the time that I punish him.
- Jeremiah 49:30
Flee, wander off far away, go down deep to dwell, inhabitants of Hazor, declares YHWH; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has counseled against you a counsel, and he has planned against you a plan.
- Hosea 5:2
And in slaughter the rebels have gone deep; but I am discipline for all of them.
- Hosea 9:9
They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; he will remember their iniquity, he will call to account their sins.