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Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #8172 - שָׁעַן

Transliteration

shâʻan

Phonetics

shaw-an'

Root Word (Etymology)

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

Verb

TWOT

2434

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) to lean on, trust in, support

1a) (Niphal) to lean, lean upon, support oneself

1a1) of trust in God (figuratively)

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1879 ‑ ἐπαναπαύω (ep‑an‑ah‑pow'‑om‑ahee); 3982 ‑ πείθω (pi'‑tho); 1679 ‑ ἐλπίζω (el‑pid'‑zo); 1869 ‑ ἐπαίρω (ep‑ahee'‑ro); 1991 ‑ ἐπιστηρίζω (ep‑ee‑stay‑rid'‑zo); 2711 ‑ καταψύχω (kat‑ap‑soo'‑kho);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (22)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

Judges 1

2 Samuel 1

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 5

Job 2

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 5

Ezekiel 1

Micah 1

NAS (23)

Genesis 2

Numbers 1

Judges 1

2 Samuel 1

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 5

Job 2

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 5

Ezekiel 1

Micah 1

HCS (22)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

Judges 1

2 Samuel 1

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 5

Job 2

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 5

Ezekiel 1

Micah 1

BSB (23)

Genesis 2

Numbers 1

Judges 1

2 Samuel 1

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 5

Job 2

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 5

Ezekiel 1

Micah 1

ESV (21)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

Judges 1

2 Samuel 1

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 5

Job 2

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

Ezekiel 1

Micah 1

WEB (22)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

Judges 1

2 Samuel 1

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 5

Job 2

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 5

Ezekiel 1

Micah 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2861) n o s (סהאהנ ShAhN) AC: Lean CO: Staff AB: Support: The staff carried by the shepherd is his support. [from: os]

V) n o s (סהאהנ ShAhN) - Lean: To lean on something for rest or support. KJV (22): (vf: Niphal) lean, stay, rely, rest - Strongs: H8172 (שָׁעַן)

h^m) n o s m (מסהאהנ MShAhN) - Support: KJV (5): stay - Strongs: H4937 (מִשְׁעָן)

h^f1) e n o s m (מסהאהנה MShAhNH) - Staff: As a support for walking. KJV (12): staff, stave - Strongs: H4938 (מִשְׁעֵנָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[שָׁעַן] verb Niph`al lean, support oneself; — Perfect 3 masculine singular consecutive וְנִשְׁעַן Numbers 21:15; Isaiah 10:20; 1 plural נִשְׁעַנּוּ 2 Chronicles 14:10, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִשָּׁעֵן Job 8:15 +, etc.; Imperative masculine plural הִשָּׁעֲנוּ Genesis 18:4; Infinitive construct הִשָּׁעֵן Isaiah 10:20, suffix הִשָּׁעֶנְךָ 2 Chronicles 16:7,8, etc.; Participle נִשְׁעָן 2 Samuel 1:6 +; — lean, with עַל upon, 2 Samuel 1:6; 2 Kings 5:18; 2 Kings 7:2,17, against pillars Judges 16:26, house Job 8:15 (figurative); תַּחַתהָעֵץ Genesis 18:4 (J); poetic of cliff, לִגְּבוּל׳וְנִשׁ Numbers 21:15 leans to (upon) the border of Moab; lean (figurative = trust) upon, עַל person king Isaiah 10:20; Ezekiel 29:7; 2 Chronicles 16:7; ׳עַליֿ Micah 3:11; Isaiah 10:20; 2 Chronicles 13:18; 2 Chronicles 14:10; 2 Chronicles 16:7,8; בֵּלֹהָיו Isaiah 50:10; absolute Job 24:23; עַלסֿוּסִים Isaiah 31:1; על with abstract noun Isaiah 30:12; Proverbs 3:5.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

שָׁעַן not used in Kal.

Niphal

(1) to lean upon, to rest upon, as a spear, followed by עַל 2 Samuel 1:6. נִשְׁעַן עַל יַד פּ׳ to lean on any one’s hand, spoken of kings, who were accustomed to go in public leaning on their friends and ministers, 2 Kings 5:18, 7:2, 17 2 Kings 7:17. Metaph. to repose confidence in any person or thing, followed by עַל Isaiah 10:20, 31:1 Job 8:15; 2 Chronicles 13:18, 14:10 16:7 Micah 3:11 followed by אֶל Proverbs 3:5 followed by בְּ Isaiah 50:10 absol. Job, 24:23.

(2) to lean against, followed by עַל, Judges 16:26 of a country, followed by לְ Numbers 21:15.

(3) to recline (prop. to rest upon the elbow), Genesis 18:4.

Derivatives, מִשְׁעָן, מִשְׁעֶנֶת, מַשְׁעֵן, and pr.n. אֶשְׁעָן.

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List of Word Forms

בְּהִשָּׁ֨עֶנְךָ֜ בהשענך וְאֶשָּׁעֵ֖ן וְהִֽשָּׁעֲנ֖וּ וְיִשָּׁעֵ֑ן וְיִשָּׁעֵ֖ן וְנִשְׁעַ֖ן וְנִשְׁעַ֗ן וַתִּֽשָּׁעֲנ֖וּ וּבְהִֽשָּׁעֲנָ֤ם וּבְהִשָּֽׁעֶנְךָ֥ ואשען ובהשענך ובהשענם והשענו וישען ונשען ותשענו יִשָּׁעֵ֑נוּ יִשָּׁעֵ֣ן יִשָּׁעֵ֣נוּ ישען ישענו לְהִשָּׁעֵ֖ן להשען נִשְׁעֲנ֔וּ נִשְׁעַ֔נּוּ נִשְׁעַ֙נְתָּ֙ נִשְׁעָ֣ן נִשְׁעָ֤ן נִשְׁעָ֨ן נשען נשענו נשענת תִּשָּׁעֵֽן׃ תשען׃ bə·hiš·šā·‘en·ḵā behishShaencha bəhiššā‘enḵā lə·hiš·šā·‘ên lehishshaEn ləhiššā‘ên niš‘ān niš‘annū niš‘antā niš‘ănū niš·‘ă·nū niš·‘ān niš·‘an·nū niš·‘an·tā nishAn nishAnnu nishAnta nishaNu tiš·šā·‘ên tishshaEn tiššā‘ên ū·ḇə·hiš·šā·‘ă·nām ū·ḇə·hiš·šā·‘en·ḵā ūḇəhiššā‘ănām ūḇəhiššā‘enḵā uvehishshaaNam uvehishshaenCha vattishshaaNu veeshshaEn vehishshaaNu venishAn veyishshaEn wat·tiš·šā·‘ă·nū wattiššā‘ănū wə’eššā‘ên wə·’eš·šā·‘ên wə·hiš·šā·‘ă·nū wə·niš·‘an wə·yiš·šā·‘ên wəhiššā‘ănū wəniš‘an wəyiššā‘ên yiš·šā·‘ê·nū yiš·šā·‘ên yishshaEn yishshaEnu yiššā‘ên yiššā‘ênū