Tehom means “depth” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Strong's H8415 תְּהוֹם תְּהוֹם (thowm) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. thowm (teh-home') (or thom {teh-home'}) n-e. 1. an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean water-supply) [(usually feminine) from H1949] It has 35 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include deep, waters, water, sea, and deeps. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
thowm (teh-home') (or thom {teh-home'}) n-e. 1. an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean water-supply) [(usually feminine) from H1949] KJV: deep (place), depth. Root(s): H1949
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abyss
Usage: 1) deep, depths, deep places, abyss, the deep, sea 1a) deep (of subterranean waters) 1b) deep, sea, abysses (of sea) 1c) primeval ocean, deep 1d) deep, depth (of river) 1e) abyss, the grave
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35 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
First 35 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8415.
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.
And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;
And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,
The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.
Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.
He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.
Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled.
He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.
Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.
They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.
Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?
That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, that they should not stumble?
For thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee;
The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent her little rivers unto all the trees of the field.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.
Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.
The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.
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Tehom (Strong's H8415) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "depth". thowm (teh-home') (or thom {teh-home'}) n-e. 1. an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean water-supply) [(usually feminine) from H1949]
This page currently indexes 35 linked usages for Strong's H8415 across 11 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8415 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as deep, waters, water, sea, and deeps. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.