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Lexicon :: Strong's H5564 - sāmaḵ

Aa
סָמַךְ
Transliteration
sāmaḵ
Pronunciation
saw-mak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1514

Strong’s Definitions

סָמַךְ çâmak, saw-mak'; a primitive root; to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense):—bear up, establish, (up-) hold, lay, lean, lie hard, put, rest self, set self, stand fast, stay (self), sustain.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 48x

The KJV translates Strong's H5564 in the following manner: lay (18x), uphold (9x), put (5x), lean (3x), stay (3x), sustained (3x), holden up (1x), borne up (1x), established (1x), stand fast (1x), lieth hard (1x), rested (1x), set (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 48x
The KJV translates Strong's H5564 in the following manner: lay (18x), uphold (9x), put (5x), lean (3x), stay (3x), sustained (3x), holden up (1x), borne up (1x), established (1x), stand fast (1x), lieth hard (1x), rested (1x), set (1x).

  1. to lean, lay, rest, support, put, uphold, lean upon

    1. (Qal)

      1. to lean or lay upon, rest upon, lean against

      2. to support, uphold, sustain

    2. (Niphal) to support or brace oneself

    3. (Piel) to sustain, refresh, revive

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
סָמַךְ çâmak, saw-mak'; a primitive root; to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense):—bear up, establish, (up-) hold, lay, lean, lie hard, put, rest self, set self, stand fast, stay (self), sustain.
STRONGS H5564: Abbreviations
סָמַךְ 48 verb lean, lay, rest, support (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician in proper name Lzb317, 329; Aramaic סְמַח, bdb070107; also Ethiopic (bdb070108) bdb070109 cause to lean upon, etc. Di335; Arabic bdb070110 is be high, ascend, raise, uplift, bdb070111 roof; —
Qal41 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ס׳ Deuteronomy 34:9; Ezekiel 24:2, וְסָמַךְ consecutive Amos 5:19 +; 3rd person feminine singular סָֽמְכָה Psalm 88:8, suffix סְמָכָ֑תְהוֺ Isaiah 59:16, סְמָכָ֑תְנִי Isaiah 63:5, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיִּסְמֹךְ Leviticus 8:14; Numbers 27:23, suffix יִסְמְכֵ֫נִי Psalm 3:6, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix סָמְכֵנִי Psalm 119:116; Participle active סוֺמֵךְ Isaiah 63:5 + 3 times; plural construct סֹמְכֵי Ezekiel 30:6; Psalm 54:6; passive סָמוּךְ Isaiah 26:3; Psalm 112:8; plural סְמוּכִים Psalm 111:8; —
1.
a. lean or lay hand upon (עַלֿ): Amos 5:19; elsewhere in sacred rite: on head of sacrifice victim, as those who share in sacrifice, Exodus 29:10, 15, 19; Leviticus 1:4 + 12 times Leviticus; Numbers 8:12 (all P), 2 Chronicles 29:23; so of Levites, presented to י׳ Numbers 8:10 (P); on head of blasphemer Leviticus 24:14 (P; as witnesses of his guilt); on head of Joshua in consecration (Moses subject) Numbers 27:18, 23; Deuteronomy 34:9 (all P).
b. intransitive Psalm 88:8 thy wrath hath rested upon me (עָלַי); also סָמַךְ מֶלֶךְבָּֿבֶל אֶלֿ Ezekiel 24:2 hath leaned against, rested his weight upon, Jerusalem, i.e. invested (Toy), begun the siege of it.
† 2. support, uphold, sustain, only figurative: with 2 accusative Genesis 27:37 (J) with corn and must have I sustained him, provided sustenance for him, compare (of י׳) Psalm 51:14; uphold Egypt Ezekiel 30:6; absolute Isaiah 63:5; especially of י׳ upholding, sustaining Isaiah 59:16; Isaiah 63:5; Psalm 3:6; Psalm 37:17; Psalm 37:24; Psalm 54:6 (on בְּ essentiae see Ges§ 119 i, בְּ above 7a), Psalm 119:116; Psalm 145:14; so passive participle Psalm 111:8 they are sustained, i.e. maintained (י׳'s commands), סָמוּךְ לִבּוֺ) Psalm 112:8 his heart is sustained, firm, and so יֵצֶר ס׳ Isaiah 26:3.
† Niph. Perfect 1st person singular נִסְמַ֫כְתִּי Psalm 71:6; 3rd person plural נִסְמָ֑כוּ Isaiah 48:2; Imperfect יִסָּמֵךְ 2 Kings 18:21; Isaiah 36:6, וַיִּסָּמֵךְ Judges 16:29; 3rd person masculine plural וַיִּסָּֽמְכוּ 2 Chronicles 32:8; — reflexive support, or brace oneself, also with עַלֿ Judges 16:29 and he braced himself against (upon) them (the pillars); 2 Kings 18:21 (if) a man support himself on it (Egypt as a cracked reed) = Isaiah 36:6; on cheering words 2 Chronicles 32:8; on God Isaiah 48:2; Psalm 71:6.
Pi. Imperative masculine plural suffix + בְּ instr,: סַמְּכוּנִי Songs 2:5 sustain (refresh, revive) me with raisin-cakes.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

27:37

Exodus

29:10; 29:15; 29:19

Leviticus

1:4; 8:14; 24:14

Numbers

8:10; 8:12; 27:18; 27:23; 27:23

Deuteronomy

34:9; 34:9

Judges

16:29; 16:29

2 Kings

18:21; 18:21

2 Chronicles

29:23; 32:8; 32:8

Psalms

3:6; 3:6; 37:17; 37:24; 51:14; 54:6; 54:6; 71:6; 71:6; 88:8; 88:8; 111:8; 111:8; 112:8; 112:8; 119:116; 119:116; 145:14

Song of Songs

2:5

Isaiah

26:3; 26:3; 36:6; 36:6; 48:2; 48:2; 59:16; 59:16; 63:5; 63:5; 63:5; 63:5

Ezekiel

24:2; 24:2; 30:6; 30:6

Amos

5:19; 5:19

H5564

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Strong's Number H5564 matches the Hebrew סָמַךְ (sāmaḵ),
which occurs 48 times in 47 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:37

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:37 - And Isaac answering said, But I have made him your master, and have given him all his brothers for servants; I have made him strong with grain and wine: what then am I to do for you, my son?

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:10 - Then let the ox be taken in front of the Tent of meeting: and let Aaron and his sons put their hands on its head.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:15 - Then take one of the sheep, and let Aaron and his sons put their hands on its head.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:19 - Then take the other sheep; and after Aaron and his sons have put their hands on its head,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:4 - And he is to put his hand on the head of the burned offering and it will be taken for him, to take away his sin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:2 - And he is to put his hand on the head of his offering and put it to death at the door of the Tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons, the priests, are to put some of the blood on and round the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:8 - And he is to put his hand on the head of his offering and put it to death before the Tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons are to put some of its blood on and round the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:13 - And let him put his hand on the head of it and put it to death before the Tent of meeting; and the sons of Aaron are to put some of its blood on and round the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:4 - And he is to take the ox to the door of the Tent of meeting before the Lord; and put his hand on its head and put it to death before the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:15 - And let the chiefs of the people put their hands on its head before the Lord, and put the ox to death before the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:24 - And he is to put his hand on the head of the goat and put it to death in the place where they put to death the burned offering before the Lord: it is a sin-offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:29 - And he is to put his hand on the head of the sin-offering and put it to death in the place where they put to death the burned offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:33 - And he is to put his hand on the head of the offering and put it to death for a sin-offering in the place where they put to death the burned offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:14 - And he took the ox of the sin-offering: and Aaron and his sons put their hands on the head of the ox,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:18 - And he put the male sheep of the burned offering before the Lord, and Aaron and his sons put their hands on its head,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:22 - And he put the other sheep before the Lord, the sheep with which they were made priests; and Aaron and his sons put their hands on the head of the sheep,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:21 - And Aaron, placing his two hands on the head of the living goat, will make a public statement over him of all the evil doings of the children of Israel and all their wrongdoing, in all their sins; and he will put them on the head of the goat and send him away, in the care of a man who will be waiting there, into the waste land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:14 - Take the curser outside the tent-circle; and let all in whose hearing the words were said put their hands on his head, and let him be stoned by all the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:10 - And you are to take the Levites before the Lord: and the children of Israel are to put their hands on them:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:12 - And the Levites are to put their hands on the heads of the oxen, and one of the oxen is to be offered for a sin-offering and the other for a burned offering to the Lord to take away the sin of the Levites.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:18 - And the Lord said to Moses, Take Joshua, the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and put your hand on him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:23 - And he put his hands on him and gave him his orders, as the Lord had said by Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 34:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 34:9 - And Joshua, the son of Nun, was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had put his hands on him: and the children of Israel gave ear to him, and did as the Lord had given orders to Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:29 - Then Samson put his arms round the two middle pillars supporting the house, putting his weight on them, on one with his right hand and on the other with his left.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:21 - See, now, you are basing your hope on that broken rod of Egypt, which will go through a man's hand if he makes use of it for a support; for so is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all who put their faith in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:23 - Then they took the he-goats for the sin-offering, placing them before the king and the meeting of the people, and they put their hands on them:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:8 - With him is an arm of flesh; but we have the Lord our God, helping us and fighting for us. And the people put their faith in what Hezekiah, king of Judah, said.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:5 - I took my rest in sleep, and then again I was awake; for the Lord was my support.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:17 - For the arms of the evil-doers will be broken: but the Lord is the support of the good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:24 - Even if he has a fall he will not be without help: for the hand of the Lord is supporting him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:12 - Give me back the joy of your salvation; let a free spirit be my support.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 54:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 54:4 - See, God is my helper: the Lord is the great supporter of my soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:6 - You have been my support from the day of my birth; you took me out of my mother's body; my praise will be ever of you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:7 - The weight of your wrath is crushing me, all your waves have overcome me. (Selah.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:8 - They are fixed for ever and ever, they are done in faith and righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:8 - His heart is resting safely, he will have no fear, till he sees trouble come on his haters.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:116

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:116 - Be my support as you have said, and give me life; let not my hope be turned to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:14 - The Lord is the support of all who are crushed, and the lifter up of all who are bent down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:5 - Make me strong with wine-cakes, let me be comforted with apples; I am overcome with love.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:3 - The man whose heart is unmoved you will keep in peace, because his hope is in you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:6 - See, you are basing your hope on that broken rod of Egypt, which will go into a man's hand if he makes use of it for a support; for so is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all who put their faith in him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:2 - For they say that they are of the holy town, and put their faith in the God of Israel: the Lord of armies is his name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:16 - And he saw that there was no man, and was surprised that there was no one to take up their cause: so his arm gave salvation, and he made righteousness his support.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:5 - And I saw that there was no helper, and I was wondering that no one gave them support: so my arm did the work of salvation, and my wrath was my support.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:2 - Son of man, put down in writing this very day: The king of Babylon let loose the weight of his attack against Jerusalem on this very day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:6 - This is what the Lord has said: The supporters of Egypt will have a fall, and the pride of her power will come down: from Migdol to Syene they will be put to the sword in it, says the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:19 - As if a man, running away from a lion, came face to face with a bear; or went into the house and put his hand on the wall and got a bite from a snake.
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