Quick Definition
to lean
Strong's Definition
to support one's self
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: lean, lie, rely, rest (on, self), stay.
TWOT Reference: 2434
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שָׁעַן (sha.an) — to lean. 1) to lean on, trust in, support 1a) (Niphal) to lean, lean upon, support oneself 1a1) of trust in God (fig)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · מִשְׁעָן · מַשְׁעֵן · מִשְׁעֶנֶת · אֶשְׁעָן
Stance | verb nif
to lean on, to lean against = state in which humans rest part of their body, such as their back or their arms, on an object that provides support, such as a tree or stick
GEN 18:4 · JDG 16:26 · 2SA 1:6 · 2KI 5:18 · 2KI 7:2 · 2KI 7:17 · JOB 8:15 · EZK 29:7
Confident | verb nif
to rely on literally: to lean; hence: = state in which humans count on (other) humans, deities, or circumstances for courage and confidence
2CH 13:18 · 2CH 14:10 · 2CH 16:7 · 2CH 16:7 · 2CH 16:8 · JOB 24:23 · PRO 3:5 · ISA 10:20 · ISA 10:20 · ISA 30:12 · ISA 31:1 · ISA 50:10 · MIC 3:11
Space | verb nif
to lie against literally: to lean (against); hence: = state in which an area is located along a certain boundary, ◄ as if it were leaning against it
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[שָׁעַן] vb. Niph. lean, support oneself base