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Strong's #8551 - תָּמַךְ
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- to grasp, hold, support, attain, lay hold of, hold fast
- (Qal)
- to grasp, lay hold of, attain
- to hold up, support
- to hold, keep
- to take hold of each other
- (Niphal) to be seized, be held
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2895) kmt (תמכ TMK) AC: Hold CO: ? AB: ?: A holding up of something. [from: mx- setting up a support]
V) kmt (תמכ TMK) - Hold up: To hold up to support or steady. KJV (21): (vf: Paal, Niphal) hold, uphold, retain - Strongs: H8551 (תָּמַךְ)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Qal Perfect. 3 feminine singular תָּֽמְכָה Psalm 63:9, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִתְמֹךְ Proverbs 29:23,3masculine plural יִתְמֹ֑כוּ Job 36:17; Proverbs 5:5, etc., Infinitive absolute תָּמֹךְ Psalm 17:5; construct תְּמֹךְ Isaiah 33:15; Participle תּוֺמֵךְ Amos 1:5,8, תּוֺמִיךְ Psalm 16:5 (? read מֵיךְ#NAME?§ 51 e, or תֹּמֵךְ, compare Vrss Du; > 0l תּוֺסִיף, Bi Che תָּמִיד), etc.; —
1 grasp, lay hold of, with accusative of thing Genesis 48:17 (E), Proverbs 31:19 ("" שׁלּח יד בְּ); accusative of person (wisdom) Proverbs 3:18 ("" מַחֲזִיק); accusative of thing (grasp and) wield Amos 1:5,8; Psalm 16:5 (see above) thou dost grasp my lot (i.e. take and cast it for me, compare modern Palestinian may Allah uphold my lot Bergheim PEF 1894,194); figurative, Job 36:17 judgment and justice seize (thee; but see obscure and doubtful); Proverbs 5:5 her steps lay hold of Sh®°ôl (keep the path to it); literal, with ב of thing Isaiah 33:15, ב person Proverbs 28:17 (or below
3; meaning dubious); lay hold of, attain, honour, wealth (accusative) Proverbs 11:16 (twice in verse). 2 hold up, support, with בְּיָדָיו Exodus 17:2 (E); figurative, ב person Isaiah 42:1; Psalm 41:13; Psalm 63:9; accusative of person Isaiah 41:10 (ב instrumental), Proverbs 29:23 (opposed to הִשְׁמִּיל), 3 hold, keep, with accusative of thing Proverbs 4:4 let thy heart keep my words ("" שָׁמַר); hold firmly Psalm 17:5 (ב location; opposed to נָמֹ֫טוּ). Niph`al Imperfect וּבְחַבְלֵי חַטָּאתוֺ יִתָּמֵ֑ךְ Proverbs 5:22 in the cords of his sin is he seized ("" לָכַד).
תָּמַךְ fut. יִתְמֹךְ.
(1) to take hold of, followed by an acc. Genesis 48:17, and בְּ Proverbs 28:17, 5:5.
(2) to obtain, to acquire, e.g. honour, Proverbs 11:16, 29:23.
(3) to hold fast something taken, followed by an acc. Amos 1:5,. Metaph. Proverbs 4:4.
(4) to hold up, to support, followed by בְּ, Exodus 17:12, “they held up his hands.” God is very often said to sustain any person or thing; followed by בְּ Psalms 41:13, 63:9 Isaiah 42:1 followed by an acc. Psalms 16:5, 17:5.
(5) recipr. to take hold of each other, to hold together, to adhere; Job 36:17, דִּין וּמִשְׁפָּט יִתְמֹכוּ “cause and judgment follow one another;” compare אָחַז and לָקַד Hithp.
Niphal, pass. of No. 3; Proverbs 5:22.