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Deep [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Extending or being far below the surface; descending far downward; profound ; opposed to shallow; as deep water; a deep pit or well.

2. Low in situation; being or descending far below the adjacent land; as a deep valley.

3. Entering far; piercing a great way. A tree in a good soil takes deep root. A spear struck deep into the flesh.

4. Far from the outer part; secreted.

5. A spider deep ambushed in her den.

6. Not superficial or obvious; hidden; secret.

7. He discovereth deep things out of darkness. Job 12:22 .

8. Remote from comprehension.

9. O Lord, thy thoughts are very deep Ps. Xcii.

10. Sagacious; penetrating; having the power to enter far into a subject; as a man of deep thought; a deep divine.

11. Artful; contriving; concealing artifice; insidious; designing; as a friend, deep hollow treacherous.

12. Grave in sound; low; as the deep tones of an organ.

13. Very still; solemn; profound; as deep silence.

14. Thick; black; not to be penetrated by the sight.

15. Now deeper darkness brooded on the ground.

16. Still; sound; not easily broken or disturbed.

17. The Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam. Genesis 2:21 .

18. Depressed; sunk low, metaphorically; as deep poverty.

19. Dark; intense; strongly colored; as a deep brown; a deep crimson; a deep blue.

20. Unknown; unintelligible.

21. A people of deeper speech than thou canst perceive. Isaiah 33:19 .

22. Heart-felt; penetrating; affecting; as a deep sense of guilt.

23. Intricate; not easily understood or unraveled; as a deep plot or intrigue.

24. This word often qualifies a verb, like an adverb.

25. Drink deep or taste not the Pierian spring.

Deep [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. The sea; the abyss of waters; the ocean.

2. He maketh the deep to boil like a pot. Job x1i.

3. A lake; a great collection of water.

4. Lanch out into the deep and let down your nets. Luke 5:4 .

5. That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or incomprehensible.

6. Thy judgments are a great deep Psalms 36:6 .

7. The most still or solemn part; the midst; as, in deep of night.

Deep [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To a great depth; with depth; far down; profoundly; deeply.

Deep [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or ocean; an abyss; a great depth.

2. That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or incomprehensible; a moral or spiritual depth or abyss.

Deep [Superlative] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measured upward); far to the bottom; having a certain depth; as, a deep sea.

2. Extending far back from the front or outer part; of great horizontal dimension (measured backward from the front or nearer part, mouth, etc.); as, a deep cave or recess or wound; a gallery ten seats deep; a company of soldiers six files deep.

3. Low in situation; lying far below the general surface; as, a deep valley.

4. Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; -- opposed to shallow or superficial; intricate; mysterious; not obvious; obscure; as, a deep subject or plot.

5. Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.

6. Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy; heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep horror.

7. Strongly colored; dark; intense; not light or thin; as, deep blue or crimson.

8. Of low tone; full-toned; not high or sharp; grave; heavy.

9. Muddy; boggy; sandy; -- said of roads.

Deep-fet [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Deeply fetched or drawn.

Deep-laid [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Laid deeply; formed with cunning and sagacity; as, deep-laid plans.

Deep-mouthed [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Having a hoarse, loud, hollow voice; as a deep-mouthed dog.

Deep-mouthed [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Having a loud and sonorous voice.

Deep-musing [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Contemplative; thinking closely or profoundly.

Deep-read [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Having fully read; profoundly versed.

Deep-read [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Profoundly book- learned.

Deep-revolving [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Profoundly revolving or meditating.

Deep-sea [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Of or pertaining to the deeper parts of the sea; as, a deep-sea line (i. e., a line to take soundings at a great depth); deep-sea lead; deep-sea soundings, explorations, etc.

Deep-throated [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

With deep throats.

Deep-toned [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Having a very low or grave tone.

Deep-vaulted [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Formed like a deep vault or arch.

Deep-waisted [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Having a deep waist, as a ship when the quarter deck and forecastle are raised from four to six feet above the level of the main deck.

Deep-waisted [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Having a deep waist, as when, in a ship, the poop and forecastle are much elevated above the deck.

Deepen [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

To become more deep; as, the water deepens at every cast of the lead.

Deepen [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To make deep or deeper; to sink lower; as, to deepen the channel of a river or harbor; to deepen a well.

2. To make dark or darker; to make more thick or gloomy; as, to deepen the shades of night; to deepen gloom.

3. To give a darker hue, or a stronger color; as, to deepen a color; to deepen a red, blue or crimson color.

4. To make more poignant or distressing; as, to deepen grief or sorrow.

5. To make more frightful; as, to deepen the horrors of the scene.

6. To make more sad or gloomy; as, to deepen the murmurs of the flood.

7. To make more grave; as, to deepen the tones of an organ.

Deepen [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To become deeper; as, the water deepens at every cast of the lead; the plot deepens.

Deepen [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To make deep or deeper; to increase the depth of; to sink lower; as, to deepen a well or a channel.

2. To make darker or more intense; to darken; as, the event deepened the prevailing gloom.

3. To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree; as, to deepen grief or sorrow.

4. To make more grave or low in tone; as, to deepen the tones of an organ.

Deepened [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Made more deep.

Deepened [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Deepen

Deepening [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Sinking lower; making more deep.

Deepening [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Deepen

Deeply [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. At or to a great depth; far below the surface; as a passion deeply rooted in our nature; precepts deeply engraven on the heart.

2. Profoundly; thoroughly; as deeply skilled in ethics or anatomy.

3. To or from the inmost recesses of the heart; eith great sorrow; most feelingly.

4. He sighed deeply in his spirit. Mark 8:12 .

5. He was deeply affected at the sight.

6. To a great degree; as, he has deeply offended.

7. They have deeply corrupted themselves. Hosea 9.

8. With a dark hye, or strong color; as a deeply red liquor; deeply colored.

9. Gravely; as a deeply toned instrument.

10. With profound skill; with art or intricacy; as a deeply laid plot or intrigue.

11. This word cannot easily be defined in all its various applications. In general it gives emphasis or intensity to the word which it qualifies.

Deeply [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. At or to a great depth; far below the surface; as, to sink deeply.

2. Profoundly; thoroughly; not superficially; in a high degree; intensely; as, deeply skilled in ethics.

3. Very; with a tendency to darkness of color.

4. Gravely; with low or deep tone; as, a deeply toned instrument.

5. With profound skill; with art or intricacy; as, a deeply laid plot or intrigue.

Deepness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Depth; remoteness from the surface in a descending line; interior distance from the surface; profundity.

2. And forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth. Matthew 13:5

3. Craft; insidiousness.

Deepness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The state or quality of being deep, profound, mysterious, secretive, etc.; depth; profundity; -- opposed to shallowness.

2. Craft; insidiousness.

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Genesis 1:2

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

Genesis 2:21

And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.

Genesis 7:11

In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.

Genesis 8:2

The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;

The springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained.

Genesis 15:12

And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.

As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.

Genesis 49:25

Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:

by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.

Leviticus 13:3

And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean.

The priest is to examine the infection on his skin, and if the hair in the infection has turned white and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a skin disease. After the priest examines him, he must pronounce him unclean.

Leviticus 13:4

If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days:

If, however, the spot on his skin is white and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest shall isolate the infected person for seven days.

Leviticus 13:25

Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin; it is a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.

the priest must examine it. If the hair in the spot has turned white and the spot appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a disease that has broken out in the burn. The priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection.

Leviticus 13:30

Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it be in sight deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head or beard.

the priest shall examine the infection, and if it appears to be deeper than the skin and the hair in it is yellow and thin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a scaly outbreak, an infectious disease of the head or chin.

Leviticus 13:31

And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days:

But if the priest examines the scaly infection and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it, the priest shall isolate the infected person for seven days.

Leviticus 13:32

And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and, behold, if the scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the scall be not in sight deeper than the skin;

On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine the infection, and if the scaly outbreak has not spread and there is no yellow hair in it, and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin,

Leviticus 13:34

And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.

On the seventh day the priest shall examine the scaly outbreak, and if it has not spread on the skin and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, the priest is to pronounce him clean. He must wash his clothes, and he will be clean.

Deuteronomy 4:11

And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.

You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.

Deuteronomy 5:22

These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.

The LORD spoke these commandments in a loud voice to your whole assembly out of the fire, the cloud, and the deep darkness on the mountain; He added nothing more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.

Deuteronomy 33:13

And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,

Concerning Joseph he said: “May his land be blessed by the LORD with the precious dew from heaven above and the deep waters that lie beneath,

Judges 10:9

Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.

The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, and Israel was in deep distress.

1 Samuel 26:12

So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul’s bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them.

So David took the spear and water jug by Saul’s head, and they departed. No one saw them or knew about it, nor did anyone wake up; they all remained asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them.

1 Samuel 28:15

And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.

Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” “I am deeply distressed,” replied Saul. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do.”

2 Samuel 22:17

He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;

He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.