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Strong's #8551 - תָּמַךְ

Transliteration
tâmak
Phonetics
taw-mak'
Origin
a primitive root
Parts of Speech
Verb
TWOT
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Definition   
Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) to grasp, hold, support, attain, lay hold of, hold fast

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to grasp, lay hold of, attain

1a2) to hold up, support

1a3) to hold, keep

1a4) to take hold of each other

1b) (Niphal) to be seized, be held

Greek Equivalent Words:
Strong #: 482 ‑ ἀντιλαμβάνω (an‑tee‑lam‑ban'‑om‑ahee);  600 ‑ ἀποκαθίστημι (ap‑ok‑ath‑is'‑tay‑mee);  803 ‑ ἀσφάλεια (as‑fal'‑i‑ah);  805 ‑ ἀσφαλίζω (as‑fal‑id'‑zo);  2043 ‑ ἐρείδω (er‑i'‑do);  2675 ‑ καταρτίζω (kat‑ar‑tid'‑zo);  4741 ‑ στηρίζω (stay‑rid'‑zo);  
Frequency Lists
Verse Results
KJV (21)
Genesis 1
Exodus 1
Job 1
Psalms 4
Proverbs 9
Isaiah 3
Amos 2
NAS (26)
Genesis 1
Exodus 1
Job 2
Psalms 5
Proverbs 12
Isaiah 3
Amos 2
HCS (20)
Genesis 1
Exodus 1
Job 1
Psalms 3
Proverbs 9
Isaiah 3
Amos 2
BSB (21)
Genesis 1
Exodus 1
Job 1
Psalms 4
Proverbs 9
Isaiah 3
Amos 2
ESV (20)
Genesis 1
Job 1
Psalms 4
Proverbs 9
Isaiah 3
Amos 2
WEB (21)
Genesis 1
Exodus 1
Job 1
Psalms 4
Proverbs 9
Isaiah 3
Amos 2
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

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)

AHL Definitions Copyright: ©1999-2024
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
 [תָּמַךְ] verb grasp, support, attain (Aramaic תְּמַךְ Pa`el hold fast; compare Phoenician and Old Aramaic תמכאל El hath sustained Lzb386 SAC121 Cooke361); —

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).


Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

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.


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List of Word Forms
אֶתְמָךְ־ אתמך־ וְֽתֹמְכֶ֥יהָ וְתוֹמֵ֥ךְ וַיִּתְמֹ֣ךְ וּבְחַבְלֵ֥י ובחבלי ויתמך ותומך ותמכיה יִֽתְמָךְ־ יִתְמְכוּ־ יִתְמֹ֥ךְ יִתְמֹֽכוּ׃ יתמך יתמך־ יתמכו־ יתמכו׃ מִתְּמֹ֣ךְ מתמך תְּמַכְתִּ֖יךָ תִּתְמֹ֣ךְ תָּ֣מְכוּ תָּֽמְכ֣וּ תָּמְכָ֥ה תָּמַ֣כְתָּ תָּמֹ֣ךְ תּוֹמִ֥יךְ תומיך תמך תמכה תמכו תמכת תמכתיך תתמך ’eṯ·māḵ- ’eṯmāḵ- etmoch mit·tə·mōḵ mitteMoch mittəmōḵ tā·maḵ·tā tā·mə·ḵāh tā·mə·ḵū tā·mōḵ taMachta tāmaḵtā tameChah tameChu tāməḵāh tāməḵū taMoch tāmōḵ tə·maḵ·tî·ḵā temachTicha təmaḵtîḵā tiṯ·mōḵ titMoch tiṯmōḵ tō·w·mîḵ toMich tōwmîḵ ū·ḇə·ḥaḇ·lê ūḇəḥaḇlê uvechavLei vaiyitMoch vetoMech vetomeCheiha way·yiṯ·mōḵ wayyiṯmōḵ wə·ṯō·mə·ḵe·hā wə·ṯō·w·mêḵ wəṯōməḵehā wəṯōwmêḵ yiṯ·māḵ- yiṯ·mə·ḵū- yiṯ·mō·ḵū yiṯ·mōḵ yiṯmāḵ- yitmechu yiṯməḵū- yitmoch yitMochu yiṯmōḵ yiṯmōḵū
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