סָמַךְ (sāmak) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning lean. It appears
48 times
in 13 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5564).
Also rendered
to support
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1514)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1514)lean, lay, rest, support; uphold, sustain; brace oneself; prop, lean upon, take hold of; bear up, establish, hold, lie hard, put, rest self, set self, stand fast, stay
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
סָמַךְverb: lean, lay, rest, support
Qal
1.
a.lean or lay hand upon
2.support, uphold, sustain
Niphalreflex. support, or brace oneself
Strong's H5564סָמַךְ: to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense) KJV:bear up, establish, (up-) hold, lay, lean, lie hard, put, rest self, set self, stand fast, stay (self), sustain.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.