תָּמַךְ
Meanings
Pa'al verb
1. to support (physically hold up) (intransitive)
2. to support (be in favour of) (intransitive)
3. to support (ensure someone’s livelihood) (intransitive)
4. to hold, grasp, get a hold of (Biblical, transitive)
5. to place upon something, lay upon (Medieval, transitive)
Pronunciation
tamákh
Examples90
אִם מִשְׁטָרָה מִתְנַכֶּלֶת וְתוֹמֶכֶת ברֶצַח אֶזְרָחִים, קריאה לשְׁחִיטַת שׁוֹטְרִים אֵינָהּ נחשבת הֲסָתָה.
If the police harass and support the murder of civillians, a call for the slaughter of police officers is not considered incitement.
אֲנִי לֹא תּוֹמֵךְ במָה שֶׁתּוֹם עָשָׂה.
I don't condone what Tom did.
אַתָּה תּוֹמֵךְ במָה שֶׁהוּא עושה?
Do you approve of what he is doing?
אֵינֶנִּי רוצה לִתְמֹךְ בתּוֹם.
I don't want to support Tom.
אַתָּה צָרִיךְ לִתְמֹךְ בּוֹ שָׁם.
You need to be there for him.
תּוֹם תּוֹמֵךְ במרי כֹּל הַזְּמַן.
Tom sides with Mary all the time.