H5564 — סָמַךְ (çâmak)

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Strong's H5564 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: סָמַךְ (çâmak)

Pronunciation: saw-mak'

Morphology: v

Derivation: a primitive root;

Definition: to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)

KJV Renderings: bear up, establish, (up-) hold, lay, lean, lie hard, put, rest self, set self, stand fast, stay (self), sustain.

Senses

  1. to lean, lay, rest, support, put, uphold, lean upon
    1. (Qal)
    2. to lean or lay upon, rest upon, lean against
    3. to support, uphold, sustain
    4. (Niphal) to support or brace oneself
    5. (Piel) to sustain, refresh, revive

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G482 ἀντιλαμβάνομαι antilambánomai from G473 and the middle voice of G2983 to take hold of in turn, i.e. succor; also to participate help, partaker, support
G1991 ἐπιστηρίζω epistērízō from G1909 and G4741 to support further, i.e. reestablish confirm, strengthen
G2007 ἐπιτίθημι epitíthēmi from G1909 and G5087 to impose (in a friendly or hostile sense) add unto, lade, lay upon, put (up) on, set on (up), + surname, X wound
G2186 ἐφίστημι ephístēmi from G1909 and G2476 to stand upon, i.e. be present (in various applications, friendly or otherwise, usually literal) assault, come (in, to, unto, upon), be at hand (instant), present, stand (before, by, over)
G2476 ἵστημι hístēmi a prolonged form of a primary στάω (stáō) stah'-o (of the same meaning, and used for it in certain tenses) to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively) abide, appoint, bring, continue, covenant, establish, hold up, lay, present, set (up), stanch, stand (by, forth, still, up)
G4317 προσάγω proságō from G4314 and G71 to lead towards, i.e. (transitively) to conduct near (summon, present), or (intransitively) to approach bring, draw near
G4741 στηρίζω stērízō from a presumed derivative of G2476 (like G4731) to set fast, i.e. (literally) to turn resolutely in a certain direction, or (figuratively) to confirm fix, (e-)stablish, stedfastly set, strengthen

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.