Original Language Studio
Song of Solomon 2:5
“Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
סָמַךְçâmak · saw-mak'
H5564 · Hebrew
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
- סַמְּכ֨וּ — verb Piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural
- נִי֙ — suffix (pronominal), 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 48 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 27:37Exodus 29:10Exodus 29:15Exodus 29:19Leviticus 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.
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.