H5564 סָמַךְ

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 48 KJV occurrences

סָמַךְ

çâmak · saw-mak'

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.

Derivation / Etymology

a primitive root;

Sample KJV Verses (8 of 48)

Genesis 27:37And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?
Leviticus 3:8And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar.
Leviticus 4:33And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering.
Numbers 8:10And thou shalt bring the Levites before the LORD: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:
2 Kings 18:21Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.
Psalms 51:12Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
Psalms 119:116Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
Isaiah 59:16¶ And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.