Greek · Strong’s G5490
χάσμα
chásma
a "chasm" or vacancy (impassable interval)
Derivation:
from a form of an obsolete primary (to "gape" or "yawn");
1
Times used
0
Old Testament
1
New Testament
Verses
Words derived from it
- G5495χείρ cheírthe hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument)
- G5503χήρα chḗraa widow (as lacking a husband), literally or figuratively
- G5561χώρα chṓraroom, i.e. a space of territory (more or less extensive; often including its inhabitants)
- G5491χεῖλος cheîlosa lip (as a pouring place); figuratively, a margin (of water)
- G5465χαλάω chaláōto lower (as into a void)
- G5510χιών chiṓnsnow
- G5476χαμαί chamaíearthward, i.e. prostrate
- G2785κῆτος kētosa huge fish (as gaping for prey)
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Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain. Verse list from the Strong’s-tagged King James Version.