tamah · be astonished

What it means

tamah (תָּמַהּ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “be astonished”.

Look at one another in amazement.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To be left speechless before something unexpected, good or bad.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• be astonished ×3
• are astonished ×1
• be amazed ×1
• looked in amazement ×1
• they were astonished ×1
• will be astounded ×1
• will stare in amazement ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Genesis×1
• Job×1
• Psalms×1
• Ecclesiastes×1
• Isaiah×2
• Jeremiah×1
• Habakkuk×2

• Genesis 43:33

  They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth; and the men looked in amazement at one another.

• Job 26:11

  The pillars of the heavens tremble, and are astonished at his rebuke.

• Psalms 48:5

  They saw; so they were astonished; they were dismayed; they hurried away.

• Ecclesiastes 5:8

  If you see the oppression of the poor and the robbing of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be amazed at the matter, for a high one watches over a high one, and higher ones over them.

• Isaiah 13:8

  And they will be terrified; pangs and pains will seize them; like a woman giving birth they will writhe; each at his neighbor will stare in amazement; faces of flames are their faces.

• Isaiah 29:9

  Linger and be astonished; blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunk, but not with wine; they sway, but not with intoxicating drink.

• Jeremiah 4:9

  And it will happen on that day, declares YHWH, the heart of the king will perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests will be appalled, and the prophets will be astounded.

• Habakkuk 1:5

  “Look among the nations, and observe, and be astonished, be astonished; for a work I am working in your days that you would not believe if it were told.

And 1 more times.