What does תִּמָּהוֹן mean in the Bible?
תִּמָּהוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "consternation".
Hebrew · H8541
תִּמָּהוֹן
Consternation
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תִּמָּהוֹן H8541
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 It and confusion 1× Deuteronomy 28:28
with panic 1× Zechariah 12:4
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Usage map
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First aligned row Deuteronomy 28:28
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Deuteronomy 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
בַּתִּמָּה֔וֹן 1x bat·tim·mā·hō·wn Zechariah 12:4
וּבְתִמְה֖וֹן 1x ū·ḇə·ṯim·hō·wn Deuteronomy 28:28
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Deuteronomy 28:28
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Zechariah 12:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. consternation
Source Gloss
consternation
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
consternation BDB: bewilderment Usage: astonishment.
Word Origins
תִּמָּהוֹן is built from this root:
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