תָּמַךְ

tâmak · Hebrew · Strong's H8551 · 21 occurrences

The KJV renders 36 different Hebrew and Greek words as “take”

What it means

to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

take, uphold, maintain, retain, stay

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“take”

also renders epiphérō (G2018), déchomai (G1209), proslambánō (G4355), apolambánō (G618), poiéō (G4160), aporphanízō (G642), syllambánō (G4815), piázō (G4084), katéchō (G2722), dídōmi (G1325), apaírō (G522), ekbállō (G1544), harpázō (G726), drássomai (G1405), synaírō (G4868), metalambánō (G3335), kratéō (G2902), prosdéchomai (G4327), ʼâbad (H6), gâzâh (H1491), dâbaq (H1692), châzaq (H2388), châsaph (H2834), yâhab (H3051), yâshab (H3427), nâçag (H5253), nâtsal (H5337), nᵉsâʼ (H5376), ʻâbar (H5674), ʻădâʼ (H5709), ʻâsâh (H6213), tsûwd (H6679), qᵉbal (H6902), râbâh (H7235), tâphas (H8610)

“stay”

also renders katéchō (G2722), epéchō (G1907), ʼâchar (H309), hâgâh (H1898), chûwl (H2342), yâchal (H3176), mᵉchâʼ (H4223), mishʻên (H4937), ʻâgan (H5702), ʻâtsâr (H6113), pinnâh (H6438), râphâh (H7503), shâʻan (H8172)

“maintain”

also renders proḯstēmi (G4291), châzaq (H2388), yâkach (H3198), ʻâsâh (H6213)

“retain”

also renders katéchō (G2722), kratéō (G2902), châzaq (H2388), ʻâtsâr (H6113)

“uphold”

also renders phérō (G5342)

Where it appears

21 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 20 verses shown.

Amos 1:5 HC/VqrmscAmos 1:8 HC/VqrmscExodus 17:12 HVqp3cpGenesis 48:17 HC/Vqw3msIsaiah 33:15 HR/VqcIsaiah 41:10 HVqp1cs/Sp2msIsaiah 42:1 HVqi1csJob 36:17 HVqi3mpProverbs 3:18 HC/Vqrmpc/Sp3fsProverbs 4:4 HVqj3msProverbs 5:5 HVqi3mpProverbs 5:22 HVNi3msProverbs 11:16 HVqi3fsProverbs 28:17 HVqj3mpProverbs 29:23 HVqi3msProverbs 31:19 HVqp3cpPsalm 16:5 HVqrmsaPsalm 17:5 HVqaPsalm 41:12 HVqp2msPsalm 63:8 HVqp3fs

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.