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Lexicon :: Strong's H8551 - tāmaḵ

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תָּמַךְ
Transliteration
tāmaḵ
Pronunciation
taw-mak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2520

Strong’s Definitions

תָּמַךְ tâmak, taw-mak'; a primitive root; to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close:—(take, up-) hold (up), maintain, retain, stay (up).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's H8551 in the following manner: hold (7x), uphold (5x), retain (4x), hold up (2x), miscellaneous (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's H8551 in the following manner: hold (7x), uphold (5x), retain (4x), hold up (2x), miscellaneous (3x).

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

    1. (Qal)

      1. to grasp, lay hold of, attain

      2. to hold up, support

      3. to hold, keep

      4. to take hold of each other

    2. (Niphal) to be seized, be held

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תָּמַךְ tâmak, taw-mak'; a primitive root; to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close:—(take, up-) hold (up), maintain, retain, stay (up).
STRONGS H8551: Abbreviations
† [תָּמַךְ] verb grasp, support, attain (Aramaic תְּמַךְ Pa. hold fast; compare Phoenician and Old Aramaic תמכאל El hath sustained Lzb386 SAC121 Cooke361); —
Qal Perfect. 3rd person feminine singular תָּֽמְכָה Psalm 63:9, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִתְמֹךְ Proverbs 29:23, 3rd person masculine 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- Ges§ 51e, 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 bdb106903bdb106904 may Allah uphold my lot BergheimPEF 1894, 194); figurative, Job 36:17 judgment and justice seize (thee; but see obscure and doubtful); Proverbs 5:5 her steps lay hold of She'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 הִשְׁפִּיל).
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. 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.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

48:17

Exodus

17:2

Job

36:17; 36:17

Psalms

16:5; 16:5; 17:5; 17:5; 41:13; 63:9; 63:9

Proverbs

3:18; 4:4; 5:5; 5:5; 5:22; 11:16; 28:17; 29:23; 29:23; 31:19

Isaiah

33:15; 33:15; 41:10; 42:1

Amos

1:5; 1:5; 1:8; 1:8

H8551

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Strong's Number H8551 matches the Hebrew תָּמַךְ (tāmaḵ),
which occurs 21 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he thought it was a mistake[fn] and took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s.

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When Moses’s hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat down on it. Then Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side and one on the other so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.

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Yet now you are obsessed with the judgment due the wicked;

judgment and justice have seized you.

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LORD, you are my portion[fn]

and my cup of blessing;

you hold my future.

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My steps are on your paths;

my feet have not slipped.

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You supported me because of my integrity

and set me in your presence forever.

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I follow close to you;

your right hand holds on to me.

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She is a tree of life to those who embrace her,

and those who hold on to her are happy.

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he taught me and said,

“Your heart must hold on to my words.

Keep my commands and live.

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Her feet go down to death;

her steps head straight for Sheol.

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A wicked man’s iniquities will trap him;

he will become tangled in the ropes of his own sin.

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A gracious woman gains honor,

but violent[fn] people gain only riches.

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Someone burdened by bloodguilt[fn]

will be a fugitive until death.

Let no one help him.

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A person’s pride will humble him,

but a humble spirit will gain honor.

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She extends her hands to the spinning staff,

and her hands hold the spindle.

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The one who lives righteously

and speaks rightly,

who refuses profit from extortion,

whose hand never takes a bribe,

who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots

and shuts his eyes against evil schemes —

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Do not fear, for I am with you;

do not be afraid, for I am your God.

I will strengthen you; I will help you;

I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand.

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“This is my servant; I strengthen him,

this is my chosen one; I delight in him.

I have put my Spirit on him;

he will bring justice[fn] to the nations.

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I will break down the gates[fn] of Damascus.

I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven,

and the one who wields the scepter from Beth-eden.

The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir.

The LORD has spoken.

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I will cut off the ruler from Ashdod,

and the one who wields the scepter from Ashkelon.

I will also turn my hand against Ekron,

and the remainder of the Philistines will perish.

The Lord GOD has spoken.

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