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Easton's Bible Dictionary - Deep

Deep

used to denote (1) the grave or the abyss ( Romans 10:7 ; Luke 8:31 ); (2) the deepest part of the sea ( Psalms 69:15 ); (3) the chaos mentioned in Genesis 1:2 ; (4) the bottomless pit, hell ( Revelation 9:1 Revelation 9:2 ; 11:7 ; 20:13 ).

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
Bibliography Information

Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Deep". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Deep

DEEP

(tehom; abussos, Luke 8:31 the King James Version; Romans 10:7 the King James Version; bathos, Luke 5:4; buthos, 2 Corinthians 11:25):

The Hebrew word ("water in commotion") is used

(1) of the primeval watery waste (Genesis 1:2), where some suggest a connection with Babylonian Tiamat in the creation-epic;

(2) of the sea (Isaiah 51:10 and commonly);

(3) of the subterranean reservoir of water (Genesis 7:11; 8:2; 49:25; Deuteronomy 33:13; Ezekiel 31:4, etc. ). In the Revised Version (British and American) the Greek word first noted is rendered, literally, "abyss." See ABYSS; also ASTRONOMY, sec. III, 7.

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Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'DEEP'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.