STRONGS H8551:
Abbreviations
† [
תָּמַךְ]
verb grasp, support, attain (Aramaic
תְּמַךְ Pa.
hold fast; compare Phoenician and Old Aramaic
תמכאל El hath sustained Lzb
386 SAC
121 Cooke
361); —
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
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 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).
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
