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tᵊhōm תְּהוֹם ‘abyss’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from hūm הוּם ‘to make noise’ (usally feminine)
Roots: הום

tᵊhōm n
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

Mentioned in Genesis 49:25, 1:2, 7:11, 8:2 Exodus 15:5, 15:8 Deuteronomy 8:7, 33:13 Isaiah 51:10, 63:13 Ezekiel 31:15, 26:19, 31:4 Amos 7:4 Jonah 2:6 Habakkuk 3:10 Psalms 36:7, 33:7, 42:8, 77:17, 71:20, 135:6, 148:7, 78:15, 106:9, 104:6, 107:26 Proverbs 8:24, 8:28, 8:27, 3:20 Job 38:30, 41:24, 28:14, 38:16

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