תָּמַךְ
ta.makh
“to grasp”
Definition
to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close
a primitive root;
- to grasp, hold, support, attain, lay hold of, hold fast 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to grasp, lay hold of, attain 1a2) to hold up, support 1a3) to hold, keep 1a4) to take hold of each other 1b) (Niphal) to be seized, be held
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Occurrences
תָּמַךְ appears 18 times in the Old Testament.
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Key Passages
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.
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.
“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.
A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit;let no one support him.
She stretches out her hands to the distaffand grasps the spindle with her fingers.
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