תהום

This word is typically pronounced 'tehom'. Some scholars believe it to be cognate with the Sumerian 'tiamat'. There is substantial evidence for parallels between the Hebrew texts and the Sumerian mythology.

Based on the root word tohuv,

Strangely, the root word is completely ignored in standard translations, instead opting for an unsupported interpretation as “the deep”.

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LexID 8415