Strong's Lexicon metsullah: Depths, deep waters, abyss Original Word: מְצֻלָּה Word Origin: Derived from the root צָלַל (tsalal), meaning "to sink" or "to be submerged." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - βυθός (G1037): Meaning "depth" or "abyss," used in the New Testament to describe deep waters or profound depths. Usage: The term "metsullah" is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe deep waters or the depths of the sea. It often conveys a sense of vastness, mystery, and sometimes danger associated with large bodies of water. The word can also symbolize chaos or the unknown, reflecting the ancient Near Eastern view of the sea as a place of uncertainty and potential peril. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the sea was often seen as a symbol of chaos and disorder, contrasting with the ordered world created by God. The Israelites, primarily a land-based people, viewed the sea with a mixture of awe and fear. The concept of "metsullah" would evoke images of the deep, mysterious waters that were beyond human control, reinforcing the power and majesty of God who rules over the seas. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom the same as tsulah Definition a basin or hollow NASB Translation ravine (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs מְצֻלָה noun feminine dubious word: Zechariah 1:8 the myrtles which are ׳בַּמּ, apparently some locality about Jerusalem, called the basin, hollow; GASm glen or valley-bottom; possibly is מְצֻלָּה, < מְצִלָּה, shadow (III. צלל). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance bottom From tsalal; shade -- bottom. see HEBREW tsalal Forms and Transliterations בַּמְּצֻלָ֑ה במצלה bam·mə·ṣu·lāh bamməṣulāh bammetzuLahLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Zechariah 1:8 HEB: הַהֲדַסִּ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּמְּצֻלָ֑ה וְאַחֲרָיו֙ סוּסִ֣ים NAS: which were in the ravine, with red, KJV: among the myrtle trees that [were] in the bottom; and behind INT: the myrtle which the ravine behind horses 1 Occurrence |
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