Tamah תָּמַהּ
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| תָּמַהּ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tamah |
| Strong's number | H8539 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to astounded |
| Occurrences | 9 in 8 verses |
| Most frequent in | Isaiah (2) |
Tamah (Hebrew תָּמַהּ, Strong's H8539) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to astounded”. It occurs 9 times in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to be astounded, be stunned, be amazed, be dumbfounded
1a) (Qal) to be astounded
1b)(Hithpael) to astonish yourself, be astounded, be astonished at one another
1a) (Qal) to be astounded
1b)(Hithpael) to astonish yourself, be astounded, be astonished at one another
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | marvelled (2), wonder (2), astonished (1), marvel (1), amazed (1), wonder marvellously (1) |
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| BSB | be astonished (2), astonishment (1), astounded (1), were astounded (1), fear (1), will be astounded (1), be utterly astounded (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Tamah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 43:33And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.
Job
- Job 26:11The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.The foundations of heaven quake, astounded at His rebuke.
Psalms
- Psalm 48:5They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.
Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes 5:8If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 13:8And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.
- Isaiah 29:9Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.Stop and be astonished; blind yourselves and be sightless; be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not from strong drink.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 4:9And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the Lord, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.“In that day,” declares the LORD, “the king and officials will lose their courage. The priests will tremble in fear, and the prophets will be astounded.”
Habakkuk
- Habakkuk 1:5Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.“Look at the nations and observe— be utterly astounded! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe even if someone told you.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).