סָמַךְ

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

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

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to lean, lay, rest, support, put, uphold, lean upon
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal) to support or brace oneself
• 4.(piel) to sustain, refresh, revive

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: çâmak; Pronunciation: saw-mak'