5564. samak
Strong's Lexicon
samak: To lean, support, uphold, rest

Original Word: סָמַךְ
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: samak
Pronunciation: sah-mak'
Phonetic Spelling: (saw-mak')
Definition: To lean, support, uphold, rest
Meaning: to prop, to lean upon, take hold of

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1945 (epanapauomai): To rest upon, rely on

- G4766 (stērizō): To make stable, establish, support

Usage: The Hebrew verb "samak" primarily means to lean upon or to support. It conveys the idea of resting or relying on something for stability and strength. In the biblical context, it often refers to physical support, such as leaning on a staff, or metaphorical support, such as relying on God or His promises.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the concept of leaning or supporting was significant in both physical and spiritual contexts. Shepherds would lean on their staffs for support, and elders would lean on their wisdom and experience. Spiritually, the Israelites were encouraged to lean on God, trusting in His strength and guidance rather than their own understanding or the power of foreign nations.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to lean, lay, rest, support
NASB Translation
braced (1), holds (1), laid (6), laid siege (1), lay (17), lean (1), leans (3), relied (1), rested (1), steadfast (1), support (1), sustain (3), sustained (2), sustainer (1), sustains (3), upheld (4), uphold (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
סָמַךְ48 verb lean, lay, rest, support (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician in proper name Lzb317, 329; Aramaic סְמַח, ; also Ethiopic () cause to lean upon, etc. Di335; Arabic is be high, ascend, raise, uplift, roof; —

Qal41 Perfect3masculine singular ׳ס Deuteronomy 34:9; Ezekiel 24:2, וְסָמַךְ consecutive Amos 5:19 +; 3 feminine singular סָֽמְכָה Psalm 88:8, suffix סְמָכָ֑תְהוֺ Isaiah 59:16, סְמָכָ֑תְנִי Isaiah 63:5, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular וַיִּסְמֹךְ Leviticus 8:14; Numbers 27:23, suffix יִסְמְכֵ֫נִי Psalm 3:6, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix סָמְכֵנִי Psalm 119:116; Participle active סוֺמֵךְ Isaiah 63:5 3t.; plural construct סֹמְכֵי Ezekiel 30:6; Psalm 54:6; passive סָמוּךְ Isaiah 26:3; Psalm 112:8; plural סְמוּכִים Psalm 111:8; —

1. a. lean or lay hand upon (עַלֿ): Amos 5:19; elsewhere in sacred rite: on head of sacrifice victim, as those who share in sacrifice, Exodus 29:10,15,19; Leviticus 1:4 12t. Leviticus; Numbers 8:12 (all P), 2 Chronicles 29:23; so of Levites, presented to ׳י Numbers 8:10 (P); on head of blasphemer Leviticus 24:14 (P; as witnesses of his guilt); on head of Joshua in consecration (Moses subject) Numbers 27:18,23; Deuteronomy 34:9 (all P).

b. intransitive Psalm 88:8 thy wrath hath rested upon me (עָלַי); also סָמַךְ מֶלֶךְבָּֿבֶל אֶלֿ Ezekiel 24:2 hath leaned against, rested his weight upon, Jerusalem, i.e. invested (Toy), begun the siege of it.

2 support, uphold, sustain, only figurative: with 2 accusative Genesis 27:37 (J) with corn and must have I sustained him, provided sustenance for him, compare (of ׳י) Psalm 51:14; uphold Egypt Ezekiel 30:6; absolute Isaiah 63:5; especially of ׳י upholding, sustaining Isaiah 59:16; Isaiah 63:5; Psalm 3:6; Psalm 37:17; Psalm 37:24; Psalm 54:6 (on בְּ essentiae see Ges§ 119i, בְּ above 7a), Psalm 119:116; Psalm 145:14; so passive participle Psalm 111:8 they are sustained, i.e. maintained (׳יs commands), סָמוּךְ לִבּוֺ) Psalm 112:8 his heart is sustained, firm, and so ׳יֵצֶר ס Isaiah 26:3.

Niph`al Perfect1singular נִסְמַ֫כְתִּי Psalm 71:6; 3plural נִסְמָ֑כוּ Isaiah 48:2; Imperfect יִסָּמֵךְ 2 Kings 18:21; Isaiah 36:6, וַיִּסָּמֵךְ Judges 16:29; 3masculine plural וַיִּסָּֽמְכוּ2Chronicles 32:8; — reflexive support, or brace oneself, also with עַלֿJudges 16:29 and he braced himself against (upon) them (the pillars); 2 Kings 18:21 (if) a man support himself on it (Egypt as a cracked reed) = Isaiah 36:6; on cheering words 2Chronicles 32:8; on God Isaiah 48:2; Psalm 71:6.

Pi`el Imperative masculine plural suffix + בְּ instr,: סַמְּכוּנִי Songs 2:5 sustain (refresh, revive) me with raisin-cakes.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
bear up, establish, uphold, lay, lean, lie hard, put, rest self,

A primitive root; to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense) -- bear up, establish, (up-)hold, lay, lean, lie hard, put, rest self, set self, stand fast, stay (self), sustain.

Forms and Transliterations
בְּֽסֹמְכֵ֥י בסמכי וְ֠סָמְכוּ וְסָ֨מְכ֜וּ וְסָמְכ֧וּ וְסָמַ֣ךְ וְסָמַ֤ךְ וְסָמַ֨ךְ וְסָמַךְ֙ וְסָמַכְתָּ֥ וְסוֹמֵ֖ךְ וַֽיִּסְמְכ֞וּ וַיִּסְמְכ֥וּ וַיִּסְמֹ֧ךְ וַיִּסְמֹ֨ךְ וַיִּסָּמְכ֣וּ וַיִּסָּמֵ֖ךְ ויסמך ויסמכו וסומך וסמך וסמכו וסמכת יִסְמְכ֣וּ יִסְמְכֵֽנִי׃ יִסָּמֵ֥ךְ יסמך יסמכו יסמכני׃ נִסְמַ֬כְתִּי נִסְמָ֑כוּ נסמכו נסמכתי סְמַכְתִּ֑יו סְמָכָֽתְהוּ׃ סְמָכָֽתְנִי׃ סְמוּכִ֣ים סַמְּכ֙וּנִי֙ סָמ֔וּךְ סָמ֣וּךְ סָמְכֵ֣נִי סָמְכָ֣ה סָמַ֤ךְ סָמַ֥ךְ סֹמְכֵ֣י סוֹמֵ֑ךְ סוֹמֵ֣ךְ סוֹמֵ֥ךְ סומך סמוך סמוכים סמך סמכה סמכוני סמכי סמכני סמכתהו׃ סמכתיו סמכתני׃ תִסְמְכֵֽנִי׃ תסמכני׃ bə·sō·mə·ḵê besomeChei bəsōməḵê nis·mā·ḵū nis·maḵ·tî nisMachti nisMachu nismaḵtî nismāḵū sā·maḵ sā·mə·ḵāh sā·mə·ḵê·nî sā·mūḵ sam·mə·ḵū·nî saMach sāmaḵ sameChah sameCheni sāməḵāh sāməḵênî sammeChuni samməḵūnî saMuch sāmūḵ sə·mā·ḵā·ṯə·hū sə·mā·ḵā·ṯə·nî sə·maḵ·tîw sə·mū·ḵîm semaChatehu semaChateni semachTiv səmāḵāṯəhū səmāḵāṯənî səmaḵtîw semuChim səmūḵîm sō·mə·ḵê sō·w·mêḵ soMech someChei sōməḵê sōwmêḵ ṯis·mə·ḵê·nî tismeCheni ṯisməḵênî vaiyismeChu vaiyisMoch vaiyissaMech vaiyissameChu vesaMach vesamachTa veSameChu vesoMech way·yis·mə·ḵū way·yis·mōḵ way·yis·sā·mə·ḵū way·yis·sā·mêḵ wayyisməḵū wayyismōḵ wayyissāmêḵ wayyissāməḵū wə·sā·maḵ wə·sā·maḵ·tā wə·sā·mə·ḵū wə·sō·w·mêḵ wəsāmaḵ wəsāmaḵtā wəsāməḵū wəsōwmêḵ yis·mə·ḵê·nî yis·mə·ḵū yis·sā·mêḵ yismeCheni yismeChu yisməḵênî yisməḵū yissaMech yissāmêḵ
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Genesis 27:37
HEB: וְדָגָ֥ן וְתִירֹ֖שׁ סְמַכְתִּ֑יו וּלְכָ֣ה אֵפ֔וֹא
NAS: and new wine I have sustained him. Now as for you then,
KJV: and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do
INT: grain and new have sustained then what

Exodus 29:10
HEB: אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֑ד וְסָמַ֨ךְ אַהֲרֹ֧ן וּבָנָ֛יו
NAS: and his sons shall lay their hands
KJV: and his sons shall put their hands
INT: the tent of meeting shall lay and Aaron and his sons

Exodus 29:15
HEB: הָאֶחָ֖ד תִּקָּ֑ח וְסָ֨מְכ֜וּ אַהֲרֹ֧ן וּבָנָ֛יו
NAS: and his sons shall lay their hands
KJV: and his sons shall put their hands
INT: the one take shall lay and Aaron and his sons

Exodus 29:19
HEB: הָאַ֣יִל הַשֵּׁנִ֑י וְסָמַ֨ךְ אַהֲרֹ֧ן וּבָנָ֛יו
NAS: and his sons shall lay their hands
KJV: and his sons shall put their hands
INT: ram the other shall lay and Aaron and his sons

Leviticus 1:4
HEB: וְסָמַ֣ךְ יָד֔וֹ עַ֖ל
NAS: He shall lay his hand on the head
KJV: And he shall put his hand
INT: shall lay his hand his behalf

Leviticus 3:2
HEB: וְסָמַ֤ךְ יָדוֹ֙ עַל־
NAS: He shall lay his hand on the head
KJV: And he shall lay his hand
INT: shall lay his hand on

Leviticus 3:8
HEB: וְסָמַ֤ךְ אֶת־ יָדוֹ֙
NAS: and he shall lay his hand on the head
KJV: And he shall lay his hand
INT: shall lay his hand on

Leviticus 3:13
HEB: וְסָמַ֤ךְ אֶת־ יָדוֹ֙
NAS: and he shall lay his hand on its head
KJV: And he shall lay his hand
INT: shall lay his hand on

Leviticus 4:4
HEB: לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְסָמַ֤ךְ אֶת־ יָדוֹ֙
NAS: the LORD, and he shall lay his hand
KJV: the LORD; and shall lay his hand
INT: before the LORD shall lay his hand on

Leviticus 4:15
HEB: וְ֠סָמְכוּ זִקְנֵ֨י הָעֵדָ֧ה
NAS: of the congregation shall lay their hands
KJV: of the congregation shall lay their hands
INT: shall lay the elders of the congregation

Leviticus 4:24
HEB: וְסָמַ֤ךְ יָדוֹ֙ עַל־
NAS: He shall lay his hand on the head
KJV: And he shall lay his hand
INT: shall lay his hand on

Leviticus 4:29
HEB: וְסָמַךְ֙ אֶת־ יָד֔וֹ
NAS: He shall lay his hand on the head
KJV: And he shall lay his hand
INT: shall lay his hand on

Leviticus 4:33
HEB: וְסָמַךְ֙ אֶת־ יָד֔וֹ
NAS: He shall lay his hand on the head
KJV: And he shall lay his hand
INT: shall lay his hand on

Leviticus 8:14
HEB: פַּ֣ר הַֽחַטָּ֑את וַיִּסְמֹ֨ךְ אַהֲרֹ֤ן וּבָנָיו֙
NAS: and his sons laid their hands
KJV: and his sons laid their hands
INT: the bull of the sin laid and Aaron and his sons

Leviticus 8:18
HEB: אֵ֣יל הָעֹלָ֑ה וַֽיִּסְמְכ֞וּ אַהֲרֹ֧ן וּבָנָ֛יו
NAS: and his sons laid their hands
KJV: and his sons laid their hands
INT: the ram of the burnt laid and Aaron and his sons

Leviticus 8:22
HEB: אֵ֖יל הַמִּלֻּאִ֑ים וַֽיִּסְמְכ֞וּ אַהֲרֹ֧ן וּבָנָ֛יו
NAS: and his sons laid their hands
KJV: and his sons laid their hands
INT: the ram of ordination laid and Aaron and his sons

Leviticus 16:21
HEB: וְסָמַ֨ךְ אַהֲרֹ֜ן אֶת־
NAS: Then Aaron shall lay both
KJV: And Aaron shall lay both his hands
INT: shall lay Aaron both

Leviticus 24:14
HEB: מִחוּץ֙ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וְסָמְכ֧וּ כָֽל־ הַשֹּׁמְעִ֛ים
NAS: who heard him lay their hands
KJV: and let all that heard [him] lay their hands
INT: without the camp lay all heard

Numbers 8:10
HEB: לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְסָמְכ֧וּ בְנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
NAS: of Israel shall lay their hands
KJV: of Israel shall put their hands
INT: before God shall lay and the sons of Israel

Numbers 8:12
HEB: וְהַלְוִיִּם֙ יִסְמְכ֣וּ אֶת־ יְדֵיהֶ֔ם
NAS: Now the Levites shall lay their hands
KJV: And the Levites shall lay their hands
INT: now the Levites shall lay their hands on

Numbers 27:18
HEB: ר֣וּחַ בּ֑וֹ וְסָמַכְתָּ֥ אֶת־ יָדְךָ֖
NAS: is the Spirit, and lay your hand
KJV: in whom [is] the spirit, and lay thine hand
INT: whom is the Spirit and lay your hand and

Numbers 27:23
HEB: וַיִּסְמֹ֧ךְ אֶת־ יָדָ֛יו
NAS: Then he laid his hands
KJV: And he laid his hands
INT: laid his hands on

Deuteronomy 34:9
HEB: חָכְמָ֔ה כִּֽי־ סָמַ֥ךְ מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶת־
NAS: for Moses had laid his hands
KJV: for Moses had laid his hands
INT: of wisdom for had laid Moses his hands

Judges 16:29
HEB: נָכ֣וֹן עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּסָּמֵ֖ךְ עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם אֶחָ֥ד
NAS: rested, and braced himself against
KJV: stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one
INT: rested against and braced against the one

2 Kings 18:21
HEB: מִצְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִסָּמֵ֥ךְ אִישׁ֙ עָלָ֔יו
NAS: if a man leans, it will go
KJV: on which if a man lean, it will go
INT: Egypt which leans A man and

48 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5564
48 Occurrences


bə·sō·mə·ḵê — 1 Occ.
nis·maḵ·tî — 1 Occ.
nis·mā·ḵū — 1 Occ.
sā·maḵ — 2 Occ.
sā·mə·ḵāh — 1 Occ.
sā·mə·ḵê·nî — 1 Occ.
sam·mə·ḵū·nî — 1 Occ.
sā·mūḵ — 2 Occ.
sə·mā·ḵā·ṯə·hū — 1 Occ.
sə·mā·ḵā·ṯə·nî — 1 Occ.
sə·maḵ·tîw — 1 Occ.
sə·mū·ḵîm — 1 Occ.
sō·w·mêḵ — 3 Occ.
sō·mə·ḵê — 1 Occ.
ṯis·mə·ḵê·nî — 1 Occ.
way·yis·mə·ḵū — 3 Occ.
way·yis·mōḵ — 2 Occ.
way·yis·sā·mêḵ — 1 Occ.
way·yis·sā·mə·ḵū — 1 Occ.
wə·sā·maḵ — 12 Occ.
wə·sā·maḵ·tā — 1 Occ.
wə·sā·mə·ḵū — 4 Occ.
wə·sō·w·mêḵ — 1 Occ.
yis·mə·ḵê·nî — 1 Occ.
yis·mə·ḵū — 1 Occ.
yis·sā·mêḵ — 2 Occ.
















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