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Lexicon :: Strong's H2934 - ṭāman

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טָמַן
Transliteration
ṭāman
Pronunciation
taw-man'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 811

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).

  1. 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.
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? BaZMG 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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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

35:4; 35:4

Exodus

2:12

Deuteronomy

33:19; 33:19

Joshua

2:6; 7:21; 7:21; 7:22; 7:22

2 Kings

7:8

Job

3:16; 3:16; 18:10; 20:26; 31:33; 31:33; 40:13; 40:13; 40:13

Psalms

9:16; 31:5; 35:7; 35:8; 35:8; 64:5; 64:6; 140:6; 142:4

Proverbs

19:24; 26:15

Isaiah

2:10

Jeremiah

13:4; 13:4; 13:5; 13:6; 13:7; 18:22; 43:9; 43:10