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Strong's Number H5564

סָמַךְ

camak · saw-mak'

Transliteration:

camak{saw-mak'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

1514

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

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

Usage in the KJV:

lay 12, uphold 8, put 5, lean 3, stay 3, sustained 3, holden up 1, borne up 1, established 1, stand fast 1, lieth hard 1, rested 1, set 1

Total: 48
Occurs 48 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

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