Lexicon :: Strong's H2934 - ṭāman

טָמַן

Transliteration

ṭāman

Pronunciation

taw-man'

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 811

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

טָמַן ṭâman, taw-man'; a primitive root; to hide (by covering over):—hide, lay privily, in secret.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x

The KJV translates Strong's H2934 in the following manner: hide (26x), laid (2x), lay privily (2x), secret (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x

The KJV translates Strong's H2934 in the following manner: hide (26x), laid (2x), lay privily (2x), secret (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to hide, conceal, bury
1. (Qal)
  1. to hide
  2. hiding, concealing, secretly laying (participle)
  3. darkness (participle)
2. (Niphal) to hide oneself
3. (Hiphil) to hide

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

טָמַן ṭâman, taw-man'; a primitive root; to hide (by covering over):—hide, lay privily, in secret.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H2934: Abbreviations

† טָמַן verb hide, conceal, especially in earth (Late Hebrew id.; whence perhaps Aramaic טְמֵן keep, preserve; compare Arabic bury, hide (loan-word Frä¹³⁷); Aramaic , טְמַר id.); —
Qal Perfect טְמֵן Psalm 35:8 + 2 times etc; Imperfect וַיִּטְמֹן Genesis 35:4, etc.; Imperative suffix טָמְנֵהוּ Jeremiah 13:4; טָמְנֵם Job 40:13; Infinitive construct לִטְמוֺן Job 31:33; Psalm 64:6; Passive participle טָמוּן Job 3:16 + 3 times; טְמוּנָה Joshua 7:22; plural טְמֻנִים Joshua 7:21; construct טְמוּנֵי Deuteronomy 33:19; —

1. hide, with accusative Genesis 35:4 (E), Exodus 2:12 (E; dead body in sand), Joshua 2:6 (J E; spies under flax-stalks), Joshua 7:21, 22 (J E; Achan's theft), Jeremiah 13:4, 5, 6, 7 (Jeremiah's girdle), Jeremiah 43:9, 10 (stones at Tahpanhes); hide, bury hand in dish (צַלָּ֑חַת) Proverbs 19:24; Proverbs 26:15 (of עָצֵל the sluggard); נֵפֶל טָמוּן Job 3:16 hidden abortion, i.e. a lifeless child at once buried; שְׂפֻנֵי טְמוּנֵי חול Deuteronomy 33:19 (poem); of hiding iniquity עון Job 31:33; hiding the wicked in the dust עפר Job 40:13.

2. often of hiding, concealing, secretly laying a snare רֶשֶׁת Psalm 9:16; Psalm 35:8, followed by לִי Psalm 31:5; שַׁחַת רִשְׁתָּם Psalm 35:7; פַּח followed by לִי Psalm 140:6; Psalm 142:4; followed by לרגלי Jeremiah 18:22; חבל Job 18:10; מוֺקשׁים Psalm 64:5.

3. טָמוּן that which is darkened = darkness, Job 40:13 nearly = ׃שְׁאוֺל פניהם חֲבשׁ בט׳ bind their faces in darkness (i.e. the wicked); hide = reserve Job 20:26 all darkness is held in reserve for his treasures, i.e. all calamities are stored up for them.

Niph. Imperative חִטָּמֵן בֶּעָפָר י׳ פַּחַד מִפְּנֵי Isaiah 2:10 hide thyself in the dust, from before the terror of י׳.
Hiph. (or Qal? Ba^{ZMG 1889, 180}) Imperfect וַיֵּלִכוּ וַיַּטְמִנוּ 2 Kings 7:8 (twice in verse) and they went and hid (it), i.e. plunder from Aramaic camp.

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