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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; —
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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 - respondit Isaac dominum tuum illum constitui et omnes fratres eius servituti illius subiugavi frumento et vino stabilivi eum tibi post haec fili mi ultra quid faciam

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:10 - adplicabis et vitulum coram tabernaculo testimonii inponentque Aaron et filii eius manus super caput illius

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:15 - unum quoque arietum sumes super cuius caput ponent Aaron et filii eius manus

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:19 - tolles quoque arietem alterum super cuius caput Aaron et filii eius ponent manus

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:4 - ponetque manus super caput hostiae et acceptabilis erit atque in expiationem eius proficiens

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:2 - ponetque manum super caput victimae suae quae immolabitur in introitu tabernaculi fundentque filii Aaron sacerdotes sanguinem per circuitum altaris

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:8 - ponet manum super caput victimae suae quae immolabitur in vestibulo tabernaculi testimonii fundentque filii Aaron sanguinem eius per altaris circuitum

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:13 - ponet manum suam super caput eius immolabitque eam in introitu tabernaculi testimonii et fundent filii Aaron sanguinem eius per altaris circuitum

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:4 - et adducet illum ad ostium tabernaculi testimonii coram Domino ponetque manum super caput eius et immolabit eum Domino

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:15 - et ponent seniores populi manus super caput eius coram Domino immolatoque vitulo in conspectu Domini

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:24 - ponetque manum suam super caput eius cumque immolaverit eum in loco ubi solet mactari holocaustum coram Domino quia pro peccato est

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:29 - ponetque manum super caput hostiae quae pro peccato est et immolabit eam in loco holocausti

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:33 - ponet manum super caput eius et immolabit eam in loco ubi solent holocaustorum caedi hostiae

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:14 - obtulit et vitulum pro peccato cumque super caput eius posuissent Aaron et filii eius manus suas

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:18 - obtulit et arietem in holocaustum super cuius caput cum inposuissent Aaron et filii eius manus suas

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:22 - obtulit et arietem secundum in consecrationem sacerdotum posueruntque super caput illius Aaron et filii eius manus suas

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:21 - et posita utraque manu super caput eius confiteatur omnes iniquitates filiorum Israhel et universa delicta atque peccata eorum quae inprecans capiti eius emittet illum per hominem paratum in desertum

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:14 - dicens educ blasphemum extra castra et ponant omnes qui audierunt manus suas super caput eius et lapidet eum populus universus

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:10 - cumque Levitae fuerint coram Domino ponent filii Israhel manus suas super eos

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:12 - Levitae quoque ponent manus suas super capita boum e quibus unum facies pro peccato et alterum in holocaustum Domini ut depreceris pro eis

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:18 - dixitque Dominus ad eum tolle Iosue filium Nun virum in quo est spiritus et pone manum tuam super eum

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:23 - et inpositis capiti eius manibus cuncta replicavit quae mandaverat Dominus

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 34:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 34:9 - Iosue vero filius Nun repletus est spiritu sapientiae quia Moses posuit super eum manus suas et oboedierunt ei filii Israhel feceruntque sicut praecepit Dominus Mosi

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:29 - et adprehendens ambas columnas quibus innitebatur domus alteramque earum dextera et alteram leva tenens

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:21 - an speras in baculo harundineo atque confracto Aegypto super quem si incubuerit homo comminutus ingreditur manum eius et perforabit eam sic est Pharao rex Aegypti omnibus qui confidunt in se

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:23 - adplicaverunt hircos pro peccato coram rege et universa multitudine inposueruntque manus suas super eos

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:8 - cum illo est brachium carneum nobiscum Dominus Deus noster qui auxiliator est noster pugnatque pro nobis confortatusque est populus huiuscemodi verbis Ezechiae regis Iuda

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:5 - [Vulgate 3:6] ego dormivi et soporatus sum evigilavi quia Dominus sustentavit me

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:17 - [Vulgate 36:17] quia brachia impiorum confringentur sublevat autem iustos Dominus

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:24 - [Vulgate 36:24] cum ceciderit non adlidetur quia Dominus sustentat manum eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:12 - [Vulgate 50:14] redde mihi laetitiam Iesu tui et spiritu potenti confirma me

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 54:4 - [Vulgate 53:6] ecce Deus auxiliatur mihi Dominus sustentans animam meam

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:6 - [Vulgate 70:6] a te sustentatus sum ex utero de ventre matris meae tu es protector meus in te laus mea semper

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:7 - [Vulgate 87:8] super me confirmatus est furor tuus et cunctis fluctibus tuis adflixisti me semper

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 111:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:8 - [Vulgate 110:8] nun fidelia omnia praecepta eius samech firmata in sempiternum iugiter ain facta in veritate et aequitate

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:8 - [Vulgate 111:8] samech firmum cor eius non timebit ain donec aspiciat hostibus suis

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:116 - [Vulgate 118:116] confirma me secundum verbum tuum et vivam et noli me confundere ab expectatione mea

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:14 - [Vulgate 144:14] samech sustentat Dominus omnes corruentes et erigit universos iacentes

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:5 - fulcite me floribus stipate me malis quia amore langueo

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:3 - vetus error abiit servabis pacem pacem quia in te speravimus

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:6 - ecce confidis super baculum harundineum confractum istum super Aegyptum cui si innisus fuerit homo intrabit in manu eius et perforabit eam sic Pharao rex Aegypti omnibus qui confidunt in eo

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:2 - de civitate enim sancta vocati sunt et super Deum Israhel constabiliti sunt Dominus exercituum nomen eius

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:16 - et vidit quia non est vir et aporiatus est quia non est qui occurrat et salvavit sibi brachium suum et iustitia eius ipsa confirmavit eum

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:5 - circumspexi et non erat auxiliator quaesivi et non fuit qui adiuvaret et salvavit mihi brachium meum et indignatio mea ipsa auxiliata est mihi

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:2 - fili hominis scribe tibi nomen diei huius in qua confirmatus est rex Babylonis adversum Hierusalem hodie

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:6 - haec dicit Dominus Deus et corruent fulcientes Aegyptum et destruetur superbia imperii eius a turre Syenes gladio cadent in ea ait Dominus exercituum

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:19 - quomodo si fugiat vir a facie leonis et occurrat ei ursus et ingrediatur domum et innitatur manu sua super parietem et mordeat eum coluber
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