tāmax תָּמַךְ ‘to grasp’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root

tāmax v
1) to grasp, hold, support, attain, lay hold of, hold fast
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to grasp, lay hold of, attain
  1a2) to hold up, support
  1a3) to hold, keep
  1a4) to take hold of each other
 1b) (Niphal) to be seized, be held