Definition
a primitive root; to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)
Traditional renderings: bear up, establish, (up-) hold, lay, lean, lie hard, put, rest self, set self, stand fast, stay (self), sustain.
Traditional renderings: bear up, establish, (up-) hold, lay, lean, lie hard, put, rest self, set self, stand fast, stay (self), sustain.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders סָמַךְ:
- ἐπιτίθημιepitithēmi“to put/lay on”82%
- ἀντιλαμβάνωantilambanō“to help”14%
- στηρίζωstērizō“to establish”4%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
48 total
- Genesis 27:37סְמַכְתִּ֑יו · I have sustainedBut Isaac answered Esau: “Look, I have made him your master and given him all his relatives as servants; I have sustained him with grain and new wine. What is left that I can do for you, my son?”
- Exodus 29:10וְסָמַ֨ךְ · are to layYou are to present the bull at the front of the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head.
- Exodus 29:15וְסָ֨מְכ֜וּ · shall layTake one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head.
- Exodus 29:19וְסָמַ֨ךְ · are to layTake the second ram, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head.
- Leviticus 1:4וְסָמַ֣ךְ · He is to layHe is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.
- Leviticus 3:2וְסָמַ֤ךְ · He is to layHe is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall splatter the blood on all sides of the altar.
- Leviticus 3:8וְסָמַ֤ךְ · He is to layHe is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar.
- Leviticus 3:13וְסָמַ֤ךְ · He must layHe must lay his hand on its head and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar.
- Leviticus 4:4וְסָמַ֤ךְ · layHe must bring the bull to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the LORD.
- Leviticus 4:15וְ֠סָמְכוּ · are to layThe elders of the congregation are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD, and it shall be slaughtered before the LORD.
- Leviticus 4:24וְסָמַ֤ךְ · He is to layHe is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering.
- Leviticus 4:29וְסָמַךְ֙ · He is to layHe is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering.
- Leviticus 4:33וְסָמַךְ֙ · And he is to layAnd he is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it as a sin offering at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered.
- Leviticus 8:14וַיִּסְמֹ֨ךְ · laidMoses then brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
- Leviticus 8:18וַֽיִּסְמְכ֞וּ · laidThen Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
- Leviticus 8:22וַֽיִּסְמְכ֞וּ · laidAfter that, Moses presented the other ram, the ram of ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
- Leviticus 16:21וְסָמַ֨ךְ · is to layThen he is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man appointed for the task.
- Leviticus 24:14וְסָמְכ֧וּ · lay“Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole assembly stone him.
- Numbers 8:10וְסָמְכ֧וּ · layYou are to present the Levites before the LORD and have the Israelites lay their hands upon them.
- Numbers 8:12יִסְמְכ֣וּ · are to layAnd the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and offer to the LORD one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, to make atonement for the Levites.
- Numbers 27:18וְסָמַכְתָּ֥ · and layAnd the LORD replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man with the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.
- Numbers 27:23וַיִּסְמֹ֧ךְ · and laid…and laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as the LORD had instructed through Moses.
- Deuteronomy 34:9סָמַ֥ךְ · had laidNow Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites obeyed him and did as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Judges 16:29וַיִּסָּמֵ֖ךְ · Bracing himselfAnd Samson reached out for the two central pillars supporting the temple. Bracing himself against them with his right hand on one pillar and his left hand on the other,
- 2 Kings 18:21יִסָּמֵ֥ךְ · leans on itLook now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.
- 2 Chronicles 29:23וַיִּסְמְכ֥וּ · who laidThen they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them.
- 2 Chronicles 32:8וַיִּסָּמְכ֣וּ · were strengthenedWith him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” So the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
- Psalm 3:5יִסְמְכֵֽנִי׃ · sustains meI lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
- Psalm 37:17וְסוֹמֵ֖ךְ · upholdsFor the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
- Psalm 37:24סוֹמֵ֥ךְ · is holdingThough he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
- Psalm 51:12תִסְמְכֵֽנִי׃ · and sustain meRestore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
- Psalm 54:4בְּֽסֹמְכֵ֥י · is the sustainerSurely God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my soul.
- Psalm 71:6נִסְמַ֬כְתִּי · I have leanedI have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.
- Psalm 88:7סָמְכָ֣ה · weighs heavilyYour wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah
- Psalm 111:8סְמוּכִ֣ים · They are upheldThey are upheld forever and ever, enacted in truth and uprightness.
- Psalm 112:8סָמ֣וּךְ · is assuredHis heart is assured; he does not fear, until he looks in triumph on his foes.
- Psalm 119:116סָמְכֵ֣נִי · Sustain meSustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.
- Psalm 145:14סוֹמֵ֣ךְ · upholdsThe LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
- Song of Solomon 2:5סַמְּכ֙וּנִי֙ · Sustain meSustain me with raisins; refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.
- Isaiah 26:3סָמ֔וּךְ · the steadfastYou will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
- Isaiah 36:6יִסָּמֵ֥ךְ · who leansLook now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.
- Isaiah 48:2נִסְמָ֑כוּ · and lean…who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.
- Isaiah 59:16סְמָכָֽתְהוּ׃ · sustained HimHe saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him.
- Isaiah 63:5סוֹמֵ֑ךְ · one assisted; סְמָכָֽתְנִי׃ · upheld MeI looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one assisted. So My arm brought Me salvation, and My own wrath upheld Me.
- Ezekiel 24:2סָמַ֤ךְ · has laid siege“Son of man, write down today’s date, for on this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem.
- Ezekiel 30:6סֹמְכֵ֣י · The alliesFor this is what the LORD says: The allies of Egypt will fall, and her proud strength will collapse. From Migdol to Syene they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Lord GOD.
- Amos 5:19וְסָמַ֤ךְ · and restsIt will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.