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Bible Lexicons
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Strong's #8172 - שָׁעַן
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
- to lean on, trust in, support
- (Niphal) to lean, lean upon, support oneself
- of trust in God (fig)
- (Niphal) to lean, lean upon, support oneself
- Book
- Word
did not use
this Strong's Number
2861) nos (סהאהנ ShAhN) AC: Lean CO: Staff AB: Support: The staff carried by the shepherd is his support. [from: os]
V) nos (סהאהנ ShAhN) - Lean: To lean on something for rest or support. KJV (22): (vf: Niphal) lean, stay, rely, rest - Strongs: H8172 (שָׁעַן)
hm) nosm (מסהאהנ MShAhN) - Support: KJV (5): stay - Strongs: H4937 (מִשְׁעָן)
hf1) enosm (מסהאהנה MShAhNH) - Staff: As a support for walking. KJV (12): staff, stave - Strongs: H4938 (מִשְׁעֵנָה)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
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.