Support
מִשְׁעֵנָהStrong’s H4938mishenah (mish-e-nah)
Appears in 11 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Mishenah is the Hebrew word usually translated “staff his”, “staff” and “staff my”. It appears in 11 verses of the Old Testament.
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.”
Meaning
- Support
- Staff
How it's translated
- staff his 2
- the staff 2
- staff my 2
- staff of 2
- with staffs their 1
- and staff your 1
- and support 1
- a staff of 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Kings 3
- Isaiah 2
- Exodus 1
- Numbers 1
- Judges 1
- Psalms 1
8 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Exodus 21:19If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.
- Numbers 21:18The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:
- Judges 6:21Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.
- 2 Kings 4:29Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
- 2 Kings 4:31And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
- 2 Kings 18:21Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.
Hebrew dictionary
מִשְׁעֵנָה mishenah · support
support
מִשְׁעֶ֫נֶת mishenet · staff
staff
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.]
- 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.
- To endure without being overcome; as, to support pain, distress or misfortunes.
- To bear; to endure; as, to support fatigues or hardships; to support violent exertions.
- To sustain; to keep from fainting or sinking; as, to support the courage or spirits.
All definitions and other forms of “support”
- To sustain; to act or represent well; as, to support the character or king Lear; to support the part assigned.
- To bear; to supply funds for or the means of continuing; as, to support the annual expenses of government.
- To sustain; to carry on; as, to support a war or a contest; to support an argument or debate.
- 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.
- To maintain; to sustain; to keep from failing; as, to support life; to support the strength by nourishment.
- To sustain without change or dissolution; as, clay supports an intense heat.
- To bear; to keep from sinking; as, water supports ships and other bodies; air supports a balloon.
- To bear without being exhausted; to be able to pay; as, to support taxes or contributions.
- To sustain; to maintain; as, to support a good character.
- To maintain; to verify; to make good; to substantiate.
- To uphold by aid or countenance; as, to support a friend or a party.
- 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.
- That which upholds, sustains or keeps from falling, as a prop, a pillar, a foundation of any kind.
- That which maintains life; as, food is the support of life, of the body, of strength.
- Maintenance; subsistence; as an income sufficient for the support of a family; or revenue for the support of the army and navy.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.