The meaning of “מְצוֹלָה”
Understanding mᵉtsôwlâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or מְצֹלָה mᵉtsôlâh (mets-olaw'); also מְצוּלָה mᵉtsûwlâh (mets-oo-law'); or מְצֻלָה mᵉtsulâh (mets-oo-law'); from the s...
מְצוֹלָה
or מְצֹלָה mᵉtsôlâh (mets-olaw'); also מְצוּלָה mᵉtsûwlâh (mets-oo-law'); or מְצֻלָה mᵉtsulâh (mets-oo-law'); from the same as צוּלָה bottom, deep, depth. - a deep place (of water or mud) 1) depth, the deep, the deep sea
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 15:5 | “The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.” Word: מְצוֹלָה (mᵉtsôwlâh) | |
| Nehemiah 9:11 | “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.” Word: מְצוֹלָה (mᵉtsôwlâh) | |
| Job 41:31 | “He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.” Word: מְצוֹלָה (mᵉtsôwlâh) | |
| Psalms 69:15 | “Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.” Word: מְצוֹלָה (mᵉtsôwlâh) | |
| Jonah 2:3 | “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.” Word: מְצוֹלָה (mᵉtsôwlâh) |
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