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מִשְׁעָןStrong’s H4937

mishan (mish-an)

Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Mishan is the Hebrew word usually translated “support” and “support of”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.

“They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.”
2 Samuel 22:19 KJV
Meaning
  1. Support, staff
  2. Support, staff
How it's translated
  • a support 2
  • support of 2
  • support 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Samuel 1
  • Psalms 1
  • Isaiah 1

3 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

מִשְׁעָן mishan · support

support, staff Also means: mish.en (מִשְׁעֵן "support" H4937B)

מִשְׁעֵן mishen · support

support, staff Another spelling of mish.an (מִשְׁעָן "support" H4937A)

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “support” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

SUPPORT, verb transitive

[Latin supporto; sub and porto, to carry.]

  1. To bear; to sustain; to uphold; as, a prop or pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the stem of a tree supports the branches.
  2. To endure without being overcome; as, to support pain, distress or misfortunes.
  3. To bear; to endure; as, to support fatigues or hardships; to support violent exertions.
  4. To sustain; to keep from fainting or sinking; as, to support the courage or spirits.
All definitions and other forms of “support”
  1. To sustain; to act or represent well; as, to support the character or king Lear; to support the part assigned.
  2. To bear; to supply funds for or the means of continuing; as, to support the annual expenses of government.
  3. To sustain; to carry on; as, to support a war or a contest; to support an argument or debate.
  4. To maintain with provisions and the necessary means of living; as, to support a family; to support a son in college; to support the ministers of the gospel.
  5. To maintain; to sustain; to keep from failing; as, to support life; to support the strength by nourishment.
  6. To sustain without change or dissolution; as, clay supports an intense heat.
  7. To bear; to keep from sinking; as, water supports ships and other bodies; air supports a balloon.
  8. To bear without being exhausted; to be able to pay; as, to support taxes or contributions.
  9. To sustain; to maintain; as, to support a good character.
  10. To maintain; to verify; to make good; to substantiate.
  11. To uphold by aid or countenance; as, to support a friend or a party.
  12. To vindicate; to maintain; to defend successfully; as, to be able to support one's own cause.

SUPPORT, noun

The act or operation of upholding or sustaining.

  1. That which upholds, sustains or keeps from falling, as a prop, a pillar, a foundation of any kind.
  2. That which maintains life; as, food is the support of life, of the body, of strength.
  3. Maintenance; subsistence; as an income sufficient for the support of a family; or revenue for the support of the army and navy.
  4. Maintenance; an upholding; continuance in any state, or preservation from falling, sinking or failing; as taxes necessary for the support of public credit; a revenue for the support of government.
  5. In general, the maintenance or sustaining of any thing without suffering it to fail, decline or languish; as the support of health, spirits, strength or courage; the support of reputation, credit, etc.
  6. That which upholds or relieves; aid; help; succor; assistance.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.