סָמַךְ
çâmak(saw-mak')
“to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)”
48 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)
Translated in KJV as
bear upestablish(up-) holdlayleanlie hardputrest selfset selfstand faststay (self)sustain.
Etymology
a primitive root;
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“And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.”