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Hebrew · H8551, G482 · unreviewed

תָּמַךְ

To sustain ; by implication, to obtain , keep fast ; figuratively, to help , follow close · to help

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תָּמַךְ H8551 to sustain ; by implication, to obtain , keep fast ; figuratively, to help , follow close
Pronunciation tāmakĕ
To grasp and hold firmly; sustaining through active support rather than passive maintenance alone.
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ἀντιλαμβάνομαι G482 to help
Pronunciation antilambánomai
To take hold of or lay hold upon; help by grasping or supporting actively, not passively.
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What does תָּמַךְ (tamak) mean in the Bible?

תָּמַךְ · ἀντιλαμβάνομαι is a Hebrew word meaning "to uphold, sustain, or protect".

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Meaning

to uphold, sustain, or protect
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 14×
Imperfect Job 36:17 · Prov 5:5 · Prov 11:16 · Isa 42:1 · Prov 29:23 6×
Perfect Exod 17:12 · Prov 31:19 · Ps 41:13 · Ps 63:9 4×
Jussive Prov 4:4 · Prov 28:17 2×
Participle active Ps 16:5 1×
Infinitive absolute Ps 17:5 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Imperfect Prov 5:22 1×
15 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: OSHB — CC BY 4.0
Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 15 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Imperfect 9 Perfect 4 Participle 1 Infinitive absolute 1
Stem
Qal 14 Niphal 1
Mood
Indicative/jussive 6 Indicative 4 Jussive 2 Indicative/cohortative 1
OT Occurrences
Exod 17:12 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Job 36:17 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ps 16:5 Qal · Participle Ps 17:5 Qal · Infinitive absolute Ps 41:13 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Ps 63:9 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Prov 4:4 Qal · Imperfect · Jussive Prov 5:5 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Prov 5:22 Niphal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Prov 11:16 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Prov 11:16 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Prov 28:17 Qal · Imperfect · Jussive Prov 29:23 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Prov 31:19 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Isa 42:1 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 20 — Paul’s Farewell Charge to Shepherd the Church of God

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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