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Lexicon :: Strong's H8539 - tāmah

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תָּמַהּ
Transliteration
tāmah
Pronunciation
taw-mah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2518

Strong’s Definitions

תָּמַהּ tâmahh, taw-mah'; a primitive root; to be in consternation:—be amazed, be astonished, marvel(-lously), wonder.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H8539 in the following manner: marvel (3x), wonder (2x), marvellously (1x), astonied (1x), astonished (1x), amazed (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H8539 in the following manner: marvel (3x), wonder (2x), marvellously (1x), astonied (1x), astonished (1x), amazed (1x).

  1. to be astounded, be stunned, be amazed, be dumbfounded

    1. (Qal) to be astounded

    2. (Hithpael) to astonish yourself, be astounded, be astonished at one another

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תָּמַהּ tâmahh, taw-mah'; a primitive root; to be in consternation:—be amazed, be astonished, marvel(-lously), wonder.
STRONGS H8539: Abbreviations
† [תָּמַהּ] verb be astounded, dumbfounded (Late Hebrew id.; so Aramaic תְּמַהּ, bdb106902); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person plural תָּמָ֑הוּ Psalm 48:6; Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תִּתְמֶהּ Ecclesiastes 5:7; 3rd person masculine plural יִתְמְהוּ Job 26:11, etc.; Imperative masculine plural תְּמָ֑הוּ Isaiah 29:9; Habakkuk 1:5; — be astounded Isaiah 29:9; Habakkuk 1:5 (see Hithp.), Jeremiah 4:9 (|| שׁמם, Niph.), Psalm 48:6; + מִן causative Job 26:11; + על of thing at which Exodus 5:7; look in astonishment at אִישׁ אֶלרֵֿעֵהוּ ת׳ Genesis 43:33 (J), Isaiah 13:8.
Hithp. Imperative masculine plural + Qal Imperative וְהִתַּמְּהוּ תְּמָהוּ Habakkuk 1:5 (see above), literally astonish yourselves, be astounded but We
Hithpalp. הִתְמַהְמְהוּ; Gr reads infinitive absolute תָּמַהַּ (Marti and others וּתְמָהוּ) for תמהו.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

43:33

Exodus

5:7

Job

26:11; 26:11

Psalms

48:6; 48:6

Ecclesiastes

5:7

Isaiah

13:8; 29:9; 29:9

Jeremiah

4:9

Habakkuk

1:5; 1:5; 1:5

H8539

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8539 matches the Hebrew תָּמַהּ (tāmah),
which occurs 9 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:33 - And they [fn]were seated before him, the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth, and the men looked H8539 at one another in H8539 astonishment H8539.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:11 -

“The pillars of heaven tremble

And are H8539 astonished H8539 at His rebuke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:5 -

They saw it, then they were H8539 astonished H8539;

They were dismayed, they [fn]fled in alarm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:8 -

If you see oppression of the poor and robbery of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be H8539 astonished H8539 over the [fn]matter; for a lofty one keeps watch over another lofty one, and there are loftier ones over them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:8 -

They will be terrified,

Pains and labor pangs will take hold of them;

They will writhe like a woman in labor,

They will look H8539 at one another in H8539 astonishment H8539,

Their faces aflame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:9 -

Astonish yourselves and be H8539 astonished H8539,

Blind yourselves and be blind;

They become drunk, but not with wine;

They stagger, but not with strong drink.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:9 -

“It will be in that day,” declares Yahweh, “that the heart of the king and the heart of the princes will perish; and the priests will be appalled, and the prophets will be H8539 astonished H8539.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:5 -

“See among the nations! And look!

Be H8539 also astonished H8539! Be H8539 astounded H8539!

Because I am doing something in your days—

You would not believe if it was recounted to you.

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