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Leviticus 4:15

“And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the Lord: and the bullock shall be killed before the Lord.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

סָמַךְçâmak · saw-mak'
H5564 · Hebrew

Definition: to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: bear up, establish, (up-) hold, lay, lean, lie hard, put, rest self, set self, stand fast, stay (self), sustain.
Grammar: וְ֠ — conjunction
סָמְכוּ — verb Qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural
Code HC/Vqq3cp
Usage: Occurs 48 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 27:37 Exodus 29:10 Exodus 29:15 Exodus 29:19 Leviticus 1:4

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 סָמַךְ here.

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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.