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Lexicon :: Strong's H8539 - tāmah

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תָּמַהּ
Transliteration
tāmah
Pronunciation
taw-mah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2518

Strong’s Definitions

תָּמַהּ tâmahh, taw-mah'; a primitive root; to be in consternation:—be amazed, be astonished, marvel(-lously), wonder.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H8539 in the following manner: marvel (3x), wonder (2x), marvellously (1x), astonied (1x), astonished (1x), amazed (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H8539 in the following manner: marvel (3x), wonder (2x), marvellously (1x), astonied (1x), astonished (1x), amazed (1x).

  1. to be astounded, be stunned, be amazed, be dumbfounded

    1. (Qal) to be astounded

    2. (Hithpael) to astonish yourself, be astounded, be astonished at one another

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תָּמַהּ tâmahh, taw-mah'; a primitive root; to be in consternation:—be amazed, be astonished, marvel(-lously), wonder.
STRONGS H8539: Abbreviations
† [תָּמַהּ] verb be astounded, dumbfounded (Late Hebrew id.; so Aramaic תְּמַהּ, bdb106902); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person plural תָּמָ֑הוּ Psalm 48:6; Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תִּתְמֶהּ Ecclesiastes 5:7; 3rd person masculine plural יִתְמְהוּ Job 26:11, etc.; Imperative masculine plural תְּמָ֑הוּ Isaiah 29:9; Habakkuk 1:5; — be astounded Isaiah 29:9; Habakkuk 1:5 (see Hithp.), Jeremiah 4:9 (|| שׁמם, Niph.), Psalm 48:6; + מִן causative Job 26:11; + על of thing at which Exodus 5:7; look in astonishment at אִישׁ אֶלרֵֿעֵהוּ ת׳ Genesis 43:33 (J), Isaiah 13:8.
Hithp. Imperative masculine plural + Qal Imperative וְהִתַּמְּהוּ תְּמָהוּ Habakkuk 1:5 (see above), literally astonish yourselves, be astounded but We
Hithpalp. הִתְמַהְמְהוּ; Gr reads infinitive absolute תָּמַהַּ (Marti and others וּתְמָהוּ) for תמהו.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

43:33

Exodus

5:7

Job

26:11; 26:11

Psalms

48:6; 48:6

Ecclesiastes

5:7

Isaiah

13:8; 29:9; 29:9

Jeremiah

4:9

Habakkuk

1:5; 1:5; 1:5

H8539

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8539 matches the Hebrew תָּמַהּ (tāmah),
which occurs 9 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:33 - Joseph told each of his brothers where to sit, and to their amazement, he seated them according to age, from oldest to youngest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:11 - The foundations of heaven tremble;
they shudder at his rebuke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:5 - But when they saw it, they were stunned;
they were terrified and ran away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:8 - Don’t be surprised if you see a poor person being oppressed by the powerful and if justice is being miscarried throughout the land. For every official is under orders from higher up, and matters of justice get lost in red tape and bureaucracy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:8 - and people are terrified.
Pangs of anguish grip them,
like those of a woman in labor.
They look helplessly at one another,
their faces aflame with fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:9 - Are you amazed and incredulous?
Don’t you believe it?
Then go ahead and be blind.
You are stupid, but not from wine!
You stagger, but not from liquor!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:9 - “In that day,” says the LORD,
“the king and the officials will tremble in fear.
The priests will be struck with horror,
and the prophets will be appalled.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:5 - The LORD replied,
“Look around at the nations;
look and be amazed![fn]
For I am doing something in your own day,
something you wouldn’t believe
even if someone told you about it.
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