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Strong's Number H8551

תָּמַךְ
tamak · taw-mak'
Transliteration:
tamak{taw-mak'}
Word Origin:
a primitive root
TWOT:
2520
Part of Speech:
verb
Strong's Definition:
to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close
Usage in the KJV:
hold 3, uphold 3, retain 2, hold up 1, misc 3

Total: 21
Occurs 21 times in the Hebrew text.
Definition:
  1. to grasp, hold, support, attain, lay hold of, hold fast
    1. (Qal)
      1. to grasp, lay hold of, attain
      2. to hold up, support
      3. to hold, keep
      4. to take hold of each other
    2. (Niphal) to be seized, be held
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament