עֹ֫מֶק
o.meq
H6011
H:N-M
Hebrew
depth
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Hebrew
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o.meq denotes the earth's depth in a comparison with the height of the heavens.
The attested use denotes the earth's depth, paired with the heavens' height as a comparison for the unsearchable heart of kings in Proverbs 25:3.
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The earth's depth in a comparison · dominant
In Proverbs 25:3, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause comparing the heavens' height and the earth's depth with the heart of kings. The APB renders the comparison, "As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, so the heart of kings has no searching."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 25:3, the APB presents the term within the phrase "the earth for depth".