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Lexicon :: Strong's H5564 - sāmaḵ

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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:37 -

But Isaac answered Esau, “Look, I have made him a master over you, have given him all of his relatives as his servants, and have sustained him with grain and new wine. What then can I do for you, my son? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:10 -

“You are to bring the bull to the front of the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons must lay their hands on the bull’s head.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:15 -

“Take one ram, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on the ram’s head.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:19 -

“You are to take the second ram, and Aaron and his sons must lay their hands on the ram’s head.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:4 -

“He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:2 -

“He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the tent of meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests will splatter the blood on all sides of the altar.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:8 -

“He must lay his hand on the head of his offering, then slaughter it before the tent of meeting. Aaron’s sons will splatter its blood on all sides of the altar.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:13 -

“He must lay his hand on its head and slaughter it before the tent of meeting. Aaron’s sons will splatter[fn] its blood on all sides of the altar.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:4 -

“He is to bring the bull to the entrance to the tent of meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:15 -

“The elders of the community are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD and it is to be slaughtered before the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:24 -

“He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:29 -

“He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:33 -

“He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it as a sin offering at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:14 -

Then he brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull for the sin offering.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:18 -

Then he presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:22 -

Next he presented the second ram, the ram of ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:21 -

“Aaron will lay both his hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the Israelites’ iniquities and rebellious acts ​— ​all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the man appointed for the task.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:14 -

“Bring the one who has cursed to the outside of the camp and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole community stone him.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:10 -

“Then present the Levites before the LORD, and have the Israelites lay their hands on them.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:12 -

“Next the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls. Sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the LORD, to make atonement for the Levites.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:18 -

The LORD replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man who has the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:23 -

laid his hands on him, and commissioned him, as the LORD had spoken through Moses.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 34:9 -

Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites obeyed him and did as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:29 -

Samson took hold of the two middle pillars supporting the temple and leaned against them, one on his right hand and the other on his left.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:21 -

“Now look, you are relying on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who grabs it and leans on it. This is what Pharaoh king of Egypt is to all who rely on him.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:23 -

Then they brought the goats for the sin offering right into the presence of the king and the congregation, who laid their hands on them.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:8 -

“He has only human strength,[fn] but we have the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” So the people relied on the words of King Hezekiah of Judah.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:5 -

I lie down and sleep;

I wake again because the LORD sustains me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:17 -

For the arms of the wicked will be broken,

but the LORD supports the righteous.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:24 -

Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed,

because the LORD supports him with his hand.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:12 -

Restore the joy of your salvation to me,

and sustain me by giving me a willing spirit.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 54:4 -

God is my helper;

the Lord is the sustainer of my life.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:6 -

I have leaned on you from birth;

you took me from my mother’s womb.

My praise is always about you.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:7 -

Your wrath weighs heavily on me;

you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.Selah

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:8 -

They are established forever and ever,

enacted in truth and in uprightness.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:8 -

His heart is assured; he will not fear.

In the end he will look in triumph on his foes.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:116 -

Sustain me as you promised, and I will live;

do not let me be ashamed of my hope.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:14 -

The LORD helps all who fall;

he raises up all who are oppressed.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:5 -

Sustain me with raisins;

refresh me with apricots,[fn]

for I am lovesick.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:3 -

You will keep the mind that is dependent on you

in perfect peace,

for it is trusting in you.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:6 -

“Look, you are relying on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who grabs it and leans on it. This is how Pharaoh king of Egypt is to all who rely on him.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:2 -

“For they are named after the holy city,

and lean on the God of Israel;

his name is the LORD of Armies.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:16 -

He saw that there was no man —

he was amazed that there was no one interceding;

so his own arm brought salvation,

and his own righteousness supported him.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:5 -

I looked, but there was no one to help,

and I was amazed that no one assisted;

so my arm accomplished victory for me,

and my wrath assisted me.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:2 -

“Son of man, write down today’s date, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:6 -

This is what the LORD says:

Those who support Egypt will fall,

and its proud strength will collapse.

From Migdol to Syene

they will fall within it by the sword.

This is the declaration of the Lord GOD.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:19 -

It will be like a man who flees from a lion

only to have a bear confront him.

He goes home and rests his hand against the wall

only to have a snake bite him.

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