Hebrew verb · H8551
תָּמַךְ
tamaktaw-mak'
to grasp
21 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: tâmak
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H8551is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 39Old Testament books
- 18spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H8551
to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close
The King James renders it: (take, up-) hold (up), maintain, retain, stay (up).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
tamak is rendered "to grasp". It stands 21 times in the Hebrew text, across seven books.
- Nine of the uses stand in Proverbs, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 48:17When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he was displeased and took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s.
- The Greek text spells it eighteen different ways.
The first use
When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he was displeased and took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s.
Genesis 48:17וַיִּתְמֹ֣ךְ
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- and a holder of2
- they take hold of2
- and he grasped1
- and hold fast to her1
- from taking hold1
- he will attain1
- he will be held1
- holding1
- I have supported you1
- I support1
- it supports1
- let it hold fast to1
and 7 more, 21 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 21, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
18 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- וְתוֹמֵ֥ךְ2
- יִתְמְכוּ־2
- יִתְמֹֽכוּ׃2
- אֶתְמָךְ־1
- וַיִּתְמֹ֣ךְ1
- וְֽתֹמְכֶ֥יהָ1
- יִתְמֹ֥ךְ1
- יִֽתְמָךְ־1
- יִתָּמֵֽךְ׃1
- מִתְּמֹ֣ךְ1
- תּוֹמִ֥יךְ1
- תָּמֹ֣ךְ1
and 6 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine plural3HVqi3mp
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2HC/Vqrmsc
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular2HVqi3ms
- verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common plural2HVqp3cp
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1HC/Vqrmpc/Sp3fs
- Hc/Vqw3ms1Hc/Vqw3ms
- preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)1HR/Vqcc
- verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular1HVNi3ms
- verb · simple (qal), infinitive absolute1HVqaa
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singular1HVqi1cs
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person feminine singular1HVqi3fs
- verb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine plural1HVqj3mp
Genesis
one use
When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he was displeased and took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s.
- וַיִּתְמֹ֣ךְvaiyitmokhHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he grasped
Exodus
one use
When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.
- תָּֽמְכ֣וּtamekhuverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they supported
Job
one use
But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have seized you.
- יִתְמֹֽכוּ׃yitmokhuverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they take hold of
Psalms
four uses
The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
- תּוֹמִ֥יךְtomikhverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: holding
My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.
- תָּמֹ֣ךְtamokhverb · simple (qal), infinitive absolutetagged: they have held firm
In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever.
- תָּמַ֣כְתָּtamakhtaverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you have supported
My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
- תָּמְכָ֥הtamekhahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: it supports
Proverbs
nine uses
She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
- וְֽתֹמְכֶ֥יהָvetomekheihaconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: and hold fast to her
he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
- יִֽתְמָךְ־yitmokh-verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: let it hold fast to
Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol.
- יִתְמֹֽכוּ׃yitmokhuverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they will attain
The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
- יִתָּמֵֽךְ׃yitamekhverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will be held
A gracious woman attains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.
- תִּתְמֹ֣ךְtitmokhverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: she lays hold of
- יִתְמְכוּ־yitmekhu-verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they take hold of
A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit; let no one support him.
- יִתְמְכוּ־yitmekhu-verb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: people support
A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
- יִתְמֹ֥ךְyitmokhverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will attain
She stretches out her hands to the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
- תָּ֣מְכוּtamekhuverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they grasp
Isaiah
three uses
He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil—
- מִתְּמֹ֣ךְmitemokhpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: from taking hold
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
- תְּמַכְתִּ֖יךָtemakhtikhaverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singular + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: I have supported you
“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
- אֶתְמָךְ־ʾetmokh-verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I support
Amos
two uses
I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler of the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD.
- וְתוֹמֵ֥ךְvetomekhconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and a holder of
I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.
- וְתוֹמֵ֥ךְvetomekhconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and a holder of
The letters
Gematria 460· 940 mispar gadol
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.
