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Lexicon :: Strong's H8172 - šāʿan

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שָׁעַן
Transliteration
šāʿan
Pronunciation
shaw-an'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2434

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁעַן shâʻan, shaw-an'; a primitive root; to support one's self:—lean, lie, rely, rest (on, self), stay.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's H8172 in the following manner: lean (9x), stay (5x), rely (4x), rest (3x), lieth (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's H8172 in the following manner: lean (9x), stay (5x), rely (4x), rest (3x), lieth (1x).

  1. to lean on, trust in, support

    1. (Niphal) to lean, lean upon, support oneself

      1. of trust in God (fig)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁעַן shâʻan, shaw-an'; a primitive root; to support one's self:—lean, lie, rely, rest (on, self), stay.
STRONGS H8172: Abbreviations
† [שָׁעַן] verb
Niph. lean, support oneself; — Perfect 3rd person masculine singular consecutive וְנִשְׁעַן Numbers 21:15; Isaiah 10:20; 1st person plural נִשְׁעַנּוּ 2 Chronicles 14:10, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשָּׁעֵן Job 8:15 +, etc.; Imperative masculine plural הִשָּׁעֲנוּ Genesis 18:4; Infinitive construct הִשָּׁעֵן Isaiah 10:20, suffix הִשָּׁעֶנְךָ 2 Chronicles 16:7, 8, etc.; Participle נִשְׁעָן 2 Samuel 1:6 +; — lean, with עַל upon, 2 Samuel 1:6; 2 Kings 5:18; 2 Kings 7:2, 17, against pillars Judges 16:26, house Job 8:15 (figurative); תַּחַת הָעֵץ Genesis 18:4 (J); poetic of cliff, לִגְּבוּל וְנִשׁ׳ Numbers 21:15 leans to (upon) the border of Moab; lean (figurative = trust) upon, עַל person king Isaiah 10:20; Ezekiel 29:7; 2 Chronicles 16:7; עַליֿ׳ Micah 3:11; Isaiah 10:20; 2 Chronicles 13:18; 2 Chronicles 14:10; 2 Chronicles 16:7, 8; בֵּלֹהָיו Isaiah 50:10; absolute Job 24:23; עַלסֿוּסִים Isaiah 31:1; על with abstract noun Isaiah 30:12; Proverbs 3:5.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

18:4; 18:4

Numbers

21:15; 21:15

Judges

16:26

2 Samuel

1:6; 1:6

2 Kings

5:18; 7:2; 7:17

2 Chronicles

13:18; 14:10; 14:10; 16:7; 16:7; 16:7; 16:8; 16:8

Job

8:15; 8:15; 24:23

Proverbs

3:5

Isaiah

10:20; 10:20; 10:20; 10:20; 30:12; 31:1; 50:10

Ezekiel

29:7

Micah

3:11

H8172

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8172 matches the Hebrew שָׁעַן (šāʿan),
which occurs 22 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:4 - Rest in the shade of this tree while water is brought to wash your feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:15 - and the ravines that extend as far as the settlement of Ar on the border of Moab.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:26 - Samson said to the young servant who was leading him by the hand, “Place my hands against the pillars that hold up the temple. I want to rest against them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:6 - The man answered, “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and there was Saul leaning on his spear with the enemy chariots and charioteers closing in on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:18 - However, may the LORD pardon me in this one thing: When my master the king goes into the temple of the god Rimmon to worship there and leans on my arm, may the LORD pardon me when I bow, too.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 7:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:2 - The officer assisting the king said to the man of God, “That couldn’t happen even if the LORD opened the windows of heaven!”
But Elisha replied, “You will see it happen with your own eyes, but you won’t be able to eat any of it!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 7:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:17 - The king appointed his officer to control the traffic at the gate, but he was knocked down and trampled to death as the people rushed out.
So everything happened exactly as the man of God had predicted when the king came to his house.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 13:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:18 - So Judah defeated Israel on that occasion because they trusted in the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:11 - Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God, “O LORD, no one but you can help the powerless against the mighty! Help us, O LORD our God, for we trust in you alone. It is in your name that we have come against this vast horde. O LORD, you are our God; do not let mere men prevail against you!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 16:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:7 - At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa and told him, “Because you have put your trust in the king of Aram instead of in the LORD your God, you missed your chance to destroy the army of the king of Aram.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 16:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:8 - Don’t you remember what happened to the Ethiopians[fn] and Libyans and their vast army, with all of their chariots and charioteers?[fn] At that time you relied on the LORD, and he handed them over to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:15 - They cling to their home for security, but it won’t last.
They try to hold it tight, but it will not endure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:23 - They may be allowed to live in security,
but God is always watching them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:5 - Trust in the LORD with all your heart;
do not depend on your own understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:20 - In that day the remnant left in Israel,
the survivors in the house of Jacob,
will no longer depend on allies
who seek to destroy them.
But they will faithfully trust the LORD,
the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:12 - This is the reply of the Holy One of Israel:
“Because you despise what I tell you
and trust instead in oppression and lies,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:1 - What sorrow awaits those who look to Egypt for help,
trusting their horses, chariots, and charioteers
and depending on the strength of human armies
instead of looking to the LORD,
the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 50:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:10 - Who among you fears the LORD
and obeys his servant?
If you are walking in darkness,
without a ray of light,
trust in the LORD
and rely on your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:7 - When Israel leaned on you,
you splintered and broke
and stabbed her in the armpit.
When she put her weight on you, you gave way,
and her back was thrown out of joint.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:11 - You rulers make decisions based on bribes;
you priests teach God’s laws only for a price;
you prophets won’t prophesy unless you are paid.
Yet all of you claim to depend on the LORD.
“No harm can come to us,” you say,
“for the LORD is here among us.”
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