Original Language Studio
Job 8:15
“He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שָׁעַןshâʻan · shaw-an'
H8172 · Hebrew
H8172 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to support one's self
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- lean, lie, rely, rest (on, self), stay.
- Grammar
- יִשָּׁעֵ֣ן — verb Niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 22 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 18:4Numbers 21:15Judges 16:262 Samuel 1:62 Kings 5:18
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שָׁעַן here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.