What does טָמַן mean in the Bible?
טָמַן is a Hebrew word meaning "to hide (by covering over)".
Hebrew · H2934
טָמַן
To hide (by covering over)
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טָמַן H2934
What does טָמַן mean in the Bible?
טָמַן is a Hebrew word meaning "to hide (by covering over)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2934?
The BSB source-word alignment has 31 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include hidden (3), and hide (2), buries (2), they have hidden (2), and bury them (1).
Where does טָמַן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 35:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (7), Psalms (7), Job (6), Joshua (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It hidden 3× Joshua 7:21, Joshua 7:22, Job 3:16
and hide 2× Isaiah 2:10, Jeremiah 13:4
buries 2× Proverbs 19:24, Proverbs 26:15
they have hidden 2× Psalms 9:15, Psalms 142:3
and bury them 1× Jeremiah 43:9
and have hidden 1× Jeremiah 18:22
and hid [them] 1× 2 Kings 7:8
and hid his body 1× Exodus 2:12
and hid it 1× Jeremiah 13:5
and hid them 1× 2 Kings 7:8
and hidden them 1× Joshua 2:6
buried 1× Genesis 35:4
Bury them 1× Job 40:13
by hiding 1× Job 31:33
hide 1× Psalms 140:5
I had hidden it 1× Jeremiah 13:7
I have embedded 1× Jeremiah 43:10
in the grave 1× Job 40:13
is hidden 1× Job 18:10
is reserved 1× Job 20:26
laid out 1× Psalms 31:4
of hiding 1× Psalms 64:5
they hid 1× Psalms 35:8
they laid 1× Psalms 35:7
treasures 1× Deuteronomy 33:19
you to hide 1× Jeremiah 13:6
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 35:4 וַיִּטְמֹ֤ן to buried Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 2:12 וַֽיִּטְמְנֵ֖הוּ to and hid his body Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 33:19 טְמ֥וּנֵי to treasures Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct Joshua 2:6 וַֽתִּטְמְנֵם֙ to and hidden them Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine plural Joshua 7:21 טְמוּנִ֥ים to hidden Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural Joshua 7:22 טְמוּנָ֛ה to hidden Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular 2 Kings 7:8 וַיַּטְמִ֑נוּ to and hid [them] Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 2 Kings 7:8 וַיַּטְמִֽנוּ׃ to and hid them Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Job 3:16 טָ֭מוּן to hidden Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Job 18:10 טָמ֣וּן to is hidden Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 35:4
Aligned rows 31
Books represented 10
Genesis 1 Exodus 1 Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 3 2 Kings 2 Job 6 Psalms 7 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 7
Source forms
טָ֘מַ֤ן 2x ṭā·man Proverbs 19:24, Proverbs 26:15
בַּטָּמֽוּן׃ 1x baṭ·ṭā·mūn Job 40:13
וָאֶטְמְנֵ֖הוּ 1x wā·’eṭ·mə·nê·hū Jeremiah 13:5
וְהִטָּמֵ֖ן 1x wə·hiṭ·ṭā·mên Isaiah 2:10
וְטָמְנֵ֥הוּ 1x wə·ṭā·mə·nê·hū Jeremiah 13:4
וּטְמַנְתָּ֤ם 1x ū·ṭə·man·tām Jeremiah 43:9
וַיִּטְמֹ֤ן 1x way·yiṭ·mōn Genesis 35:4
וַֽיִּטְמְנֵ֖הוּ 1x way·yiṭ·mə·nê·hū Exodus 2:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 6x Psalms 9:15, Psalms 31:4, Psalms 35:7, Psalms 140:5
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 3x Psalms 35:8, Proverbs 19:24, Proverbs 26:15
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular 3x Job 3:16, Job 18:10, Job 20:26
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 2x 2 Kings 7:8
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 2x Job 31:33, Psalms 64:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 2:10
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 43:9
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular 1x Jeremiah 13:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to hide (by covering over)
Source Gloss
to hide (by covering over)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to hide (by covering over) BDB: hide Usage: hide, lay privily, in secret.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 16
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 16×
Perfect Jer 18:22 · Ps 9:16 · Ps 31:5 · Ps 35:7 · Ps 140:6 · Ps 142:4 · Prov 19:24 · Prov 26:15 · Ps 35:8 · Jer 43:10 10×
Participle passive Deut 33:19 · Job 3:16 · Job 18:10 · Job 20:26 · Josh 7:21 · Josh 7:22 6×
Word Origins
טָמַן is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain