סָמַךְ çâmak

Meaning

to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)

In the King James Version: bear up, establish, (up-) hold, lay, lean, lie hard, put, rest self, set self, stand fast, stay (self), sustain.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• Genesis 27:37 But 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 29:10 You 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 29:15 Take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head.
• Exodus 29:19 Take the second ram, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head.
• Leviticus 1:4 He 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 3:2 He 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 3:8 He 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 3:13 He 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 4:4 He 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 4:15 The 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 4:24 He 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 4:29 He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering.
• Leviticus 4:33 And 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 8:14 Moses then brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
• Leviticus 8:18 Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
• Leviticus 8:22 After that, Moses presented the other ram, the ram of ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
• Leviticus 16:21 Then 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 24:14 “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 8:10 You are to present the Levites before the LORD and have the Israelites lay their hands upon them.
• Numbers 8:12 And 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 27:18 And the LORD replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man with the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.
• Numbers 27:23 and laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as the LORD had instructed through Moses.
• Deuteronomy 34:9 Now 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 16:29 And 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 18:21 Look 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 29:23 Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them.
• 2 Chronicles 32:8 With 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.
• Psalms 3:5 I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
• Psalms 37:17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
• Psalms 37:24 Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
• Psalms 51:12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
• Psalms 54:4 Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my soul.
• Psalms 71:6 I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.
• Psalms 88:7 Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah
• Psalms 111:8 They are upheld forever and ever, enacted in truth and uprightness.
• Psalms 112:8 His heart is assured; he does not fear, until he looks in triumph on his foes.
• Psalms 119:116 Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.
• Psalms 145:14 The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
• Song of Solomon 2:5 Sustain me with raisins; refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.
• Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
• Isaiah 36:6 Look 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 48:2 who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.
• Isaiah 59:16 He 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 63:5 I 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 24:2 “Son of man, write down today’s date, for on this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem.
• Ezekiel 30:6 For 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 5:19 It 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.