What does תָּמַךְ · ἀντιλαμβάνομαι mean in the Bible?
תָּמַךְ · ἀντιλαμβάνομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to uphold, sustain, or protect".
Hebrew · H8551, G482
תָּמַךְ
To sustain ; by implication, to obtain , keep fast ; figuratively, to help , follow close · to help
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תָּמַךְ H8551 to sustain ; by implication, to obtain , keep fast ; figuratively, to help , follow close
Pronunciation tāmakĕ
To grasp and hold firmly; sustaining through active support rather than passive maintenance alone.
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ἀντιλαμβάνομαι G482 to help
Pronunciation antilambánomai
To take hold of or lay hold upon; help by grasping or supporting actively, not passively.
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What does תָּמַךְ (tamak) mean in the Bible?
תָּמַךְ · ἀντιλαμβάνομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to uphold, sustain, or protect".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8551, G482?
H8551, G482 is connected to 21 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to uphold, sustain, or protect
Source Gloss
to uphold, sustain, or protect
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 15
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 14×
Imperfect Job 36:17 · Prov 5:5 · Prov 11:16 · Isa 42:1 · Prov 29:23 6×
Perfect Exod 17:12 · Prov 31:19 · Ps 41:13 · Ps 63:9 4×
Jussive Prov 4:4 · Prov 28:17 2×
Participle active Ps 16:5 1×
Infinitive absolute Ps 17:5 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Imperfect Prov 5:22 1×
Word Origins
תָּמַךְ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain