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G5490 · χάσμα

chásma

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

a "chasm" or vacancy (impassable interval)

KJV gloss list in the source

gulf

Derivation recorded by Strong

from a form of an obsolete primary (to "gape" or "yawn");

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