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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

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 Box Gen 27:37

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:37 - Yitzchak answered Esav, "Behold, I have made him your lord, and all his brothers have I given to him for servants. With grain and new wine have I sustained him. What then will I do for you, my son?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:10 - "You shall bring the bull before the tent of meeting: and Aharon and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the bull.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:15 - "You shall also take the one ram; and Aharon and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:19 - "You shall take the other ram; and Aharon and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:4 - He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:2 - He shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tent of meeting: and Aharon's sons the Kohanim shall sprinkle the blood on the altar round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:8 - and he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it before the tent of meeting: and Aharon's sons shall sprinkle its blood on the altar round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:13 - and he shall lay his hand on its head, and kill it before the tent of meeting; and the sons of Aharon shall sprinkle its blood on the altar round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:4 - He shall bring the bull to the door of the Tent of Meeting before the LORD; and he shall lay his hand on the head of the bull, and kill the bull before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:15 - The Zakenim of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before the LORD; and the bull shall be killed before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:24 - He shall lay his hand on the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD. It is a sin offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:29 - He shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering, and kill the sin offering in the place of burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:33 - He shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering, and kill it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:14 - He brought the bull of the sin offering, and Aharon and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull of the sin offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:18 - He presented the ram of the burnt offering: and Aharon and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:22 - He presented the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aharon and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:21 - Aharon shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Yisra'el, and all their transgressions, even all their sins; and he shall put them on the head of the goat, and shall send him away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who is in readiness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:14 - "Bring out of the camp him who cursed; and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:10 - You shall present the Levites before the LORD. The children of Yisra'el shall lay their hands on the Levites,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:12 - The Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and you shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering to the LORD, to make atonement for the Levites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 27:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:18 - The LORD said to Moshe, Take Yehoshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 27:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:23 - and he laid his hands on him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD spoke by Moshe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 34:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 34:9 - Yehoshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moshe had laid his hands on him: and the children of Yisra'el listened to him, and did as the LORD commanded Moshe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:29 - Shimshon took hold of the two middle pillars on which the house rested, and leaned on them, the one with his right hand, and the other with his left.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:21 - Now, behold, you trust on the staff of this bruised reed, even on Mitzrayim; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Par`oh king of Mitzrayim to all who trust on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:23 - They brought near the male goats for the sin-offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands on them:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:8 - with him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. The people rested themselves on the words of Hizkiyahu king of Yehudah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:5 - I laid myself down and slept. I awakened; for the LORD sustains me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:17 - For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, But the LORD upholds the righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:24 - Though he stumble, he shall not fall, For the LORD holds him up with his hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:12 - Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 54:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 54:4 - Behold, God is my helper. The Lord is the one who sustains my soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:6 - I have relied on you from the womb. You are he who took me out of my mother's womb. I will always praise you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 88:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:7 - Your wrath lies heavily on me. You have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 111:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:8 - They are established forever and ever. They are done in truth and uprightness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:8 - His heart is established. He will not be afraid in the end when he sees his adversaries.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:116

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:116 - Uphold me according to your word, that I may live. Let me not be ashamed of my hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 145:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:14 - The LORD upholds all who fall, And raises up all those who are bowed down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:5 - Strengthen me with raisins, Refresh me with apples; For I am faint with love.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:3 - You will keep him in perfect shalom, whose mind is stayed on you; because he trusts in you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:6 - Behold, you trust on the staff of this bruised reed, even on Mitzrayim, whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Par`oh king of Mitzrayim to all who trust on him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:2 - (for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Yisra'el; the LORD of Hosts is his name):

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:16 - He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his own arm brought salvation to him; and his righteousness, it upheld him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 63:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:5 - I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore my own arm brought salvation to me; and my wrath, it upheld me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:2 - Son of man, write you the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Bavel drew close to Yerushalayim this same day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:6 - Thus says the LORD: They also who uphold Mitzrayim shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from Migdol to Seven shall they fall in it by the sword, says the Lord GOD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:19 - As if a man fled from a lion, And a bear met him; Or he went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, And a snake bit him.
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