What does תִּמָּהוֹן mean in the Bible?
תִּמָּהוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "consternation".
Hebrew · H8541
תִּמָּהוֹן
Consternation
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תִּמָּהוֹןH8541
What does תִּמָּהוֹן mean in the Bible?
תִּמָּהוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "consternation".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8541?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and confusion (1), with panic (1).
Where does תִּמָּהוֹן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 28:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (1), Zechariah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itand confusion1×Deuteronomy 28:28
with panic1×Zechariah 12:4
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First aligned rowDeuteronomy 28:28
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Deuteronomy1Zechariah1
Source forms
בַּתִּמָּה֔וֹן1xbat·tim·mā·hō·wnZechariah 12:4
וּבְתִמְה֖וֹן1xū·ḇə·ṯim·hō·wnDeuteronomy 28:28
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct1xDeuteronomy 28:28
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xZechariah 12:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. consternation
Source Gloss
consternation
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
consternation BDB: bewilderment Usage: astonishment.
Word Origins
תִּמָּהוֹן is built from this root:
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