תְּוַהּ tᵉvahh — to amaze, i.e. (reflex. by implication) take alarm

pronounced tev-ah' · Strong's H8429 · 1 occurrence in the Aramaic Bible · 1 stem: Pe'al

Translated in the KJV as be astonied.

(Aramaic) corresponding to H8539 or perhaps to H7582 through the idea of sweeping to ruin (compare H8428); to amaze, i.e. (reflex. by implication) take alarm.

tᵉvahh in each stem

Pe'al 1×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Perfect (qatal) 1

תְּוַ֖הּ Dan 3:24 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person masculine singular

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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