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Abyss in Hebrew is תְּהוֹם (t'hóm).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

תְּהוֹם
t'hóm
noun · masculine
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In English

abyss

/əˈbɪs/ /æˈbɪs/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with A

These are the Hebrew words for abyss as a noun.

hell, bottomless pit

This is more about the Hebrew word תְּהוֹם.

Written with vowel points
תְּהוֹם
Written without vowel points
תהום
Said
t'hóm
Its meanings in English
abyss, abyss, void, deep, depth, large difference

The Hebrew dictionary's page for תהום, with its synonyms and rhymes

These words come before and after abyss in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨abyss⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨abyss⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨abyss⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨תְּהוֹם⁩, said t'hóm. Without vowel points it is written ⁨תהום⁩.

Is ⁨תהום⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨תהום⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨תהום⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨abyss⁩, ⁨תהום⁩ can mean ⁨abyss, void, deep, depth and large difference⁩.

How is ⁨abyss⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨abyss⁩ is pronounced ⁨/əˈbɪs/, /æˈbɪs/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry abyss and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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