H8551. tamak
[תָּמַךְ] verb grasp, support, attain (Aramaic תְּמַךְ Pa`el hold fast; compare Phoenician and Old Aramaic תמכאל El hath sustained Lzb386 SAC121 Cooke361); —
Qal Perfect. 3 feminine singular תָּֽמְכָה [Psa 63:9], etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יִתְמֹךְ [Prov 29:23], [3]masculine plural יִתְמֹ֑כוּ [Job 36:17]; [Prov 5:5], etc., Infinitive absolute תָּמֹךְ [Psa 17:5]; construct תְּמֹךְ [Isa 33:15]; Participle תּוֺמֵךְ [Amos 1:5], [8], תּוֺמִיךְ [Psa 16:5] (? read מֵיךְ+?§ 51e, or תֹּמֵךְ, compare Vrss Du; > 0l תּוֺסִיף, Bi Che תָּמִיד), etc.; —
1 grasp, lay hold of, with accusative of thing [Gen 48:17] (E), [Prov 31:19] (|| בְּ יד שׁלּח); accusative of person (wisdom) [3:18] (|| מַחֲזִיק); accusative of thing (grasp and) wield [Amos 1:5], [8]; [Psa 16:5] (see above) thou dost grasp my lot (i.e. take and cast it for me, compare modern Palestinian may Allah uphold my lot BergheimPEF 1894, 194); figurative, [Job 36:17] judgment and justice seize (thee; but see obscure and doubtful); [Prov 5:5] her steps lay hold of Sh®°ôl (keep the path to it); literal, with ב of thing [Isa 33:15], ב person [Prov 28:17] (or below
3; meaning dubious); lay hold of, attain, honour, wealth (accusative) [Prov 11:16] (twice in verse).
2 hold up, support, with בְּיָדָיו [Exod 17:2] (E); figurative, ב person [Isa 42:1]; [Psa 41:13]; [63:9]; accusative of person [Isa 41:10] (ב instrumental), [Prov 29:23] (opposed to הִשְׁמִּיל),
3 hold, keep, with accusative of thing [Prov 4:4] let thy heart keep my words (|| שָׁמַר); hold firmly [Psa 17:5] (ב location; opposed to נָמֹ֫טוּ).
Niph`al Imperfect יִתָּמֵ֑ךְ חַטָּאתוֺ וּבְחַבְלֵי [Prov 5:22] in the cords of his sin is he seized (|| לָכַד).