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Sustain

3Greek/Hebrew entries
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Priority Greek/Hebrew Meanings

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Greek G941 bastázō

Original: βαστάζω

Meaning:
perhaps remotely derived from the base of βάσις (through the idea of removal); to lift, literally or figuratively (endure, declare, sustain, receive, etc.):--bear, carry, take up.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: to lift, literally or figuratively (endure, declare, sustain, receive, etc.):--bear, carry, take up.

Hebrew H3557 kûwl

Original: כּוּל

Meaning:
a primitive root; properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses); (be able to, can) abide, bear, comprehend, contain, feed, forbearing, guide, hold(-ing in), nourish(-er), be present, make provision, receive, sustain, provide sustenance (victuals).

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: (be able to, can) abide, bear, comprehend, contain, feed, forbearing, guide, hold(-ing in), nourish(-er), be present, make provision, receive, sustain, provide sustenance (victuals).

Hebrew H5564 çâmak

Original: סָמַךְ

Meaning:
a primitive root; to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense); bear up, establish, (up-) hold, lay, lean, lie hard, put, rest self, set self, stand fast, stay (self), sustain.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: bear up, establish, (up-) hold, lay, lean, lie hard, put, rest self, set self, stand fast, stay (self), sustain.

Verses containing this word showing 4 of 4
1 Kings 17:9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. Open
Nehemiah 9:21 Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not. Open
Psalm 55:22 Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. Open
Proverbs 18:14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear? Open

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