H8551 · תָּמַךְ
tâmak · taw-mak' · hold, uphold, retain
H8551 (tâmak, pronounced taw-mak') is the Hebrew word תָּמַךְ in Strong’s dictionary: to sustain. It appears 21 times in 20 verses of the BSB (Yahweh).
Strong’s entry
- Original word
- תָּמַךְ (Hebrew)
- Transliteration
- tâmak
- Pronunciation
- taw-mak'
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- Definition
- to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close
- Rendered in the KJV
- (take, up-) hold (up), maintain, retain, stay (up).
In the Berean Standard Bible (Yahweh)
21 occurrences in 20 verses.
How the BSB renders it
- “and the one who wields” ×2
- “I will uphold you” ×1
- “You uphold” ×1
- “and grasps” ×1
- “and took” ×1
- “attains” ×1
- “gain” ×1
- “have held” ×1
By book
Genesis 1 · Exodus 1 · Job 1 · Psalms 4 · Proverbs 8 · Isaiah 3 · Amos 2