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תָּמַהּ
tâmahh · Hebrew · Strong's H8539 · 9 occurrences
The KJV renders 8 different Hebrew and Greek words as “wonder”
What it means
to be in consternation
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
be amazed, be astonished, marvel, wonder
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“wonder”
“be astonished”
also renders exístēmi (G1839), shᵉbash (H7672)
“marvel”
also renders thaumastós (G2298), thaumázō (G2296)
Where it appears
9 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 8 verses shown.
Ecclesiastes 5:8 · HVqj2ms
If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, don’t marvel at the matter, for one official is eyed by a higher one, and there are officials over them.
Genesis 43:33 · HC/Vqw3mp
They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men marveled with one another.
Habakkuk 1:5 · HC/Vtv2mp
“Look among the nations, watch, and wonder marvelously; for I am working a work in your days which you will not believe though it is told you.
Isaiah 13:8 · HVqi3mp
They will be dismayed. Pangs and sorrows will seize them. They will be in pain like a woman in labor. They will look in amazement one at another. Their faces will be faces of flame.
Isaiah 29:9 · HC/Vqv2mp
Pause and wonder! Blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
Jeremiah 4:9 · HVqi3mp
“It will happen at that day,” says Yahweh, “that the heart of the king will perish, along with the heart of the princes. The priests will be astonished, and the prophets will wonder.”
Job 26:11 HC/Vqi3mpPsalm 48:5 HVqp3cp
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.