Tehom (תהום) means abyss in Hebrew.
It can also mean chasm. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
abyss, chasm
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Tehom.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מקום עמוק מאד, עפ"ר בור או גיא.
- 2לשון המקראמאגר מים תת-קרקעי גדול.
בַּיּוֹם הַזֶּה נִבְקְעוּ כׇּל מַעְיְנֹת תְּהוֹם רַבָּה וַאֲרֻבֹּת הַשָּׁמַיִם נִפְתָּחוּ
- 3לשון המקראבהשאלה (2): כמות עצומה של מים.
תְּהוֹם אֶל תְּהוֹם קוֹרֵא לְקוֹל צִנּוֹרֶיךָ כׇּל מִשְׁבָּרֶיךָ וְגַלֶּיךָ עָלַי עָבָרוּ
- 4מיתולוגיההים שכיסה את הארץ בראשית הבריאה.
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל פְּנֵי הַמָּיִם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tehom is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תְּהוֹם
- Written without vowel points
- תהום
- Said
- tehom
- Root
- ת־ה־מ
- Pattern
- קְטוֹל
- Plural
- תְּהוֹמוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' תְּהוֹמוֹת
- Gematria
- 451
This is how Tehom is said in other languages.
- English
- abyss, chasm
- Arabic
- هوة
- Russian
- бездна, пучина
- French
- abîme, gouffre
- Spanish
- abismo, sima
- German
- Abgrund, Kluft
These words mean nearly the same as Tehom.
These words mean the opposite of Tehom.
These words rhyme with Tehom.
The word Tehom is part of these phrases and sayings.
- העלה מתהום הנשייה
- ירד לתהום הנשייה
- מי תהום
- תהום הנשייה
- תהום פעורה ביניהם
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These words come before and after Tehom in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tehom.
What does Tehom (תהום) mean in Hebrew?
Tehom (תהום) means abyss and chasm. It is said tehom, with the stress on hom.
What is a synonym for Tehom (תהום)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tehom (תהום) are מצולה.
What is the opposite of Tehom (תהום)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tehom (תהום) are פסגה.
What rhymes with Tehom (תהום)?
Words that rhyme with Tehom (תהום) include מקום, אטום, אדום, יום, חום, and דרום.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תהום of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.