- Original: χάσμα - Transliteration: Chasma - Phonetic: khas'-mah - Definition: 1. a gaping opening, a chasm, a gulf - Origin: from a form of an obsolete prim chao (to gape or yawn) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Neuter - Strong's: From a form of an obsolete primary chao (to gape or yawn); a chasm or vacancy (impassable interval): - gulf.