a.moq describes something lying beneath a surface or presented as difficult to reach, draw out, or find.

The most attested use marks an appearance as lying beneath the level of the skin in priestly examination. Elsewhere it characterizes waters, counsel, and matters that are hard to discover or bring to light, and it also qualifies a cup or pit by its depth.

1. Below the skin's surface · dominant

   In Leviticus 13:3 the masculine singular adjective describes the plague's appearance in comparison with the skin of the flesh; the APB renders the comparison as "deeper than the skin." The same examination criterion is repeated or negated for a burn or scab in Leviticus 13:25, Leviticus 13:30, Leviticus 13:31, Leviticus 13:32, and Leviticus 13:34.

   Leviticus 13:3Leviticus 13:4Leviticus 13:25Leviticus 13:30Leviticus 13:31Leviticus 13:34
2. Hard-to-reach waters or matters · common

   In Proverbs 18:4 and Proverbs 20:5, masculine plural forms qualify waters: the APB renders "deep waters" and "deep water," with counsel in the heart then drawn out by a person of understanding. Job 11:8, Job 12:22, and Ecclesiastes 7:24 likewise place feminine forms or the masculine singular form with things that cannot be known, are revealed from darkness, or cannot be found out.

   Proverbs 18:4Proverbs 20:5Job 11:8Job 12:22Ecclesiastes 7:24
3. Depth of a cup or pit · occasional

   The feminine singular form qualifies the sister's cup in Ezekiel 23:32, where the APB renders "the deep and the broad." In Proverbs 22:14 and Proverbs 23:27 it qualifies a pit; the APB renders "a deep pit" in each verse.

   Ezekiel 23:32Proverbs 22:14Proverbs 23:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with "deeper than the skin," "deep waters," "deep water," or "a deep pit." In Psalm 64:7, however, the supplied translation does not make the adjective's specific contribution identifiable, so its English presentation there remains unclear.