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תָּמַהּ H8539
H8539 is the Hebrew word תָּמַהּ, transliterated tâmahh and said taw-mah'. The King James Version most often renders it marvelled.
What it means
to be in consternation.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: be amazed, be astonished, marvel(-lously), wonder.
Verses using תָּמַהּ
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 43:33 · KJV
And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.
Job 26:11 · KJV
The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
Psalm 48:5 · KJV
They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.
Ecclesiastes 5:8 · KJV
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
Isaiah 13:8 · KJV
And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
Isaiah 29:9 · KJV
Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
Habakkuk 1:5 · KJV
Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.
Common questions
What does Strong's H8539 mean?
H8539 is the Hebrew word תָּמַהּ (tâmahh), meaning to be in consternation.
How is H8539 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it marvelled (2 times), astonished (1 time), marvel (1 time), amazed (1 time), yourselves and wonder (1 time), among others.
How many times does H8539 appear in the Bible?
תָּמַהּ (tâmahh) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H8539 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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