Lexical Definition

‎מִשְׁעֵן‎ mishʻên (mish-ane') support ^H:N-M
or מִשְׁעָן mishʻân (mish-awn'); from ‎שָׁעַן‎

stay.

• a support (concretely), i.e. (figuratively) a protector or sustenance

1) support, staff

See Greek: ἰσχύς · ἰσχύω · φθαρτός

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מִשְׁעָן‎ noun [masculine] support, staff; — absolute ‎׳‎‎מ‎, figurative of ‎׳‎‎י‎, 2Sam 22:19 = Ps 18:19* construct ‎כֹּל מִשְׁעַןלֶֿחֶם וְכֹל‎ ‎מִשְׁעַןמָֿ֑יִם‎ Isa 3:1 (gloss, see Commentaries).

‎מַשְׁעֵן‎ noun masculine id.; — absolute ‎וּמַשְׁעֵנָה‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Isa 3:1 figurative support and staff.

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