Ameq עָמֵק
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| עָמֵק | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ameq |
| Strong's number | H6012 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | unfathomable |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Ezekiel (2) |
Ameq (Hebrew עָמֵק, Strong's H6012) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “unfathomable”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | strange (2), depths (1), deeper (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | unfamiliar (2), depths (1), is unintelligible (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ameq, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Proverbs
- Proverbs 9:18But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 33:19Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.You will no longer see the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer in a language you cannot understand.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 3:5For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;For you are not being sent to a people of unfamiliar speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel—
- Ezekiel 3:6Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee.not to the many peoples of unfamiliar speech and difficult language whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).