שָׁעַן
šāʿan
lean
Strong's H8172VerbHebrewTWOT 2434

שָׁעַן (šāʿan) is a Hebrew verb meaning lean. It appears 22 times in 11 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8172).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2434)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2434)lean, support oneself; support; lie, rely, rest, stay
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שָׁעַן verb: lean, support oneself

Niphal lean, support oneself

Strong's H8172 שָׁעַן: to support one's self
KJV:lean, lie, rely, rest (on, self), stay.

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.

See it in Scripture

Genesis 18:4Numbers 21:15Judges 16:26

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