סְעַד
çᵉʻad · H5583 · Aramaic · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to uphold
Literally: to strengthen; hence: causative action by which humans or deities provide mental strength and courage to (other) humans
ExamplesEzra 5:2 then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and the prophets of God were with them, supporting them.
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- Not stated (participle) 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- לto/for+ הֶםtheir 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- עֶזְרָה ʻezrâh · H5833 · help, (God as one's) Helper
- Common Hebrew noun for 'help' or 'assistance,' frequently used in contexts of divine or human aid, closely parallel to סְעַד 'helping' but from a distinct root (עזר).
- תְּשׁוּעָה tᵉshûwʻâh · H8668 · salvation, deliverance, victory
- Hebrew noun denoting 'deliverance' or 'salvation,' often carrying the sense of 'help' in the form of rescue or support, semantically related to סְעַד though with a slightly stronger emphasis on rescue.
In the other Testament 2 words
- βοήθεια boḗtheia · G996 · help, support
- Greek noun for 'help' or 'aid,' a direct translation equivalent for the Hebrew סְעַד 'helping' in contexts requiring support or assistance.
- ἀντίληψις antílēpsis · G484 · ability to help
- Greek noun denoting 'help' or 'support,' particularly in the sense of practical assistance, fitting the semantic range of סְעַד as 'helping.'
Semantic domains 4 entries
- Strong002001001063
- Ezra 5:2 recounts that “Zerubbabel...and Jeshua...rose up and began to rebuild the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and the prophets of God were with them, supporting them.”
- Confident002001002003
- This Confident code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to uphold” sense; this word's own occurrence already accounts for the prophets' support of the builders under Strong, with no further distinct sense of confidence being described.
- Endure002002003001
- This Endure code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to uphold; to keep in place” sense; this word's own occurrence describes the prophets' support of the builders as a single act, never an ongoing endurance.
- Ingest002001001025
- This Ingest code is inherited from the same shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to have something to eat; to have a bite” sense; this word's own occurrence describes the prophets supporting the builders, never anyone eating or taking a bite of food.
Word family 3 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H5583. sead [סְעַד] verb Pa`el support, sustain (ᵑ7 Zinjirli; see Biblical Hebrew); —…
[סְעַד] verb Pa`el support, sustain (ᵑ7 Zinjirli; see Biblical Hebrew); — Participle active plural לְהוֺן מְסַעֲדִין Ezr 5:2.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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