סָמַךְ (çâmak) — Bear up
Hebrew word study: סָמַךְ (çâmak), Strong's H5564. to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)
KJV translation words: bear up, establish, (up-) hold, lay, lean, lie hard, put, rest self, set self, stand fast, stay (self), sustain.
Strong's H5564 is tagged on 48 words in 47 verses across 13 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 27:37 and last appears in Amos 5:19.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 47)
- Genesis 27:37 — סְמַכְתִּיו — I have sustained him
- Exodus 29:10 — וְסָמַךְ — and he will lay
- Exodus 29:15 — וְסָמְכוּ — and they will lay
- Exodus 29:19 — וְסָמַךְ — and he will lay
- Leviticus 1:4 — וְסָמַךְ — and he will lean
- Leviticus 3:2 — וְסָמַךְ — and he will lean
- Leviticus 3:8 — וְסָמַךְ — and he will lean
- Leviticus 3:13 — וְסָמַךְ — and he will lean
- Leviticus 4:4 — וְסָמַךְ — and he will lean
- Leviticus 4:15 — וְסָמְכוּ — and they will lean
- Leviticus 4:24 — וְסָמַךְ — and he will lean
- Leviticus 4:29 — וְסָמַךְ — and he will lean
- Leviticus 4:33 — וְסָמַךְ — and he will lean
- Leviticus 8:14 — וַיִּסְמֹךְ — and he leaned
- Leviticus 8:18 — וַיִּסְמְכוּ — and they leaned
- Leviticus 8:22 — וַיִּסְמְכוּ — and they leaned
- Leviticus 16:21 — וְסָמַךְ — and he will lean
- Leviticus 24:14 — וְסָמְכוּ — and they will lean
- Numbers 8:10 — וְסָמְכוּ — and they will lay
- Numbers 8:12 — יִסְמְכוּ — they will lay
- Numbers 27:18 — וְסָמַכְתָּ — and you will lay
- Numbers 27:23 — וַיִּסְמֹךְ — and he laid
- Deuteronomy 34:9 — סָמַךְ — he had laid
- Judges 16:29 — וַיִּסָּמֵךְ — and he supported himself
- 2 Kings 18:21 — יִסָּמֵךְ — he will support himself
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H294 אֲחִיסָמָךְ (ʼĂchîyçâmâk), H3253 יִסְמַכְיָהוּ (Yiçmakyâhûw), H5565 סְמַכְיָהוּ (Çᵉmakyâhûw), H8063 שְׂמִיכָה (sᵉmîykâh).
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Frequently asked questions
What does çâmak (H5564) mean?
To prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense).
How is H5564 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H5564 as: bear up, establish, (up-) hold, lay, lean, lie hard, put, rest self, set self, stand fast, stay (self), sustain..
How often does סָמַךְ (çâmak) appear?
Strong's H5564 is tagged on 48 words in 47 verses across 13 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 27:37 and last appears in Amos 5:19.
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