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H5564

סָמַךְ

çâmak [saw-mak'] Verb
Core meaningto prop (literally or figuratively)

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H5564

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

KJV usage: bear up, establish, (up-) hold, lay, lean, lie hard, put, rest self, set self, stand fast, stay (self), sustain.
Etymology: a primitive root;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

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

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