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H8539 תָּמַהּ (tâmahh) taw-mah'

Hebrew
Verb (Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

to astounded

Strong's Definition

to be in consternation

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: be amazed, be astonished, marvel(-lously), wonder.

TWOT Reference: 2518

Outline of Biblical Usage

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

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

תָּמַהּ (ta.mah) — to astounded. 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

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

verb · תִּמָּהֹון

Afraid | verb hit | ≈ בהל · שׁמם

to be astonished, to be stupefied, to be confused = process by which humans are deeply emotionally affected by a difficult situation, to the extent that they do not know how to respond

JOB 26:11 · PSA 48:6 · ECC 5:7 · ISA 29:9 · JER 4:9 · HAB 1:5 · HAB 1:5

See | verb hit

to look (at each other) with astonishment = action by which humans look at one another while being deeply emotionally affected by a difficult situation, to the extent that they do not know how to respond

GEN 43:33 · ISA 13:8

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[תָּמַהּ] vb. be astounded, dumbfounded Qal be astounded

Hithp. + Qal lit. astonish yourselves, be astounded

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Bible Occurrences (8)

5:8
4:9
1:5

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