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מְצוֹלָה H4688
H4688 is the Hebrew word מְצוֹלָה, transliterated mᵉtsôwlâh and said mets-o-law'. The King James Version most often renders it deeps.
What it means
a deep place (of water or mud).
Where it comes from
or מְצֹלָה; also מְצוּלָה; or מְצֻלָה; from the same as H6683 (צוּלָה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: bottom, deep, depth.
Verses using מְצוֹלָה
All 9 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 15:5 · KJV
The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.
Nehemiah 9:11 · KJV
And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.
Job 41:31 · KJV
He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.
Psalm 68:22 · KJV
The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:
Psalm 69:2 · KJV
I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
Psalm 69:15 · KJV
Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.
Jonah 2:3 · KJV
For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
Micah 7:19 · KJV
He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
Zechariah 10:11 · KJV
And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4688 mean?
H4688 is the Hebrew word מְצוֹלָה (mᵉtsôwlâh), meaning a deep place (of water or mud).
How is H4688 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it deeps (2 times), depths (2 times), deep (2 times), bottom (1 time), maketh the deep (1 time), among others.
How many times does H4688 appear in the Bible?
מְצוֹלָה (mᵉtsôwlâh) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4688 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or מְצֹלָה; also מְצוּלָה; or מְצֻלָה; from the same as H6683 (צוּלָה).
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