Lexical Definition

‎סָעַד‎ çâʻad (saw-ad') to support ^H:V
a primitive root

comfort, establish, hold up, refresh self, strengthen, be upholden.

• to suport (mostly figurative)

1) to support, sustain, stay, establish, strengthen, comfort
1a) (Qal) to support, sustain
1a1) to sustain, stay (of heart)
1a2) to support, uphold (of throne)

See Greek: ἀντιλαμβάνομαι · ἀριστάω · ἐσθίω · περικυκλόω · στηρίζω

Extended Information

• Aramaic equivalent: se.ad (‎ס‎ְ‎ע‎ַ‎ד‎ "to support" סְעַד)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎סָעַד‎ verb support, sustain, stay (Late Hebrew id., especially take a meal; Aramaic ‎סְעַד‎ support, stay; Zinjirli ‎סעד‎ strengthen Lzb³³⁰, support, perhaps feed Cook⁸⁵; Christian-Palestinian Aramaic noun aid, Schw^{Idioticon 64}; Arabic , III, IV. aid, assist, Lane¹³⁶⁰, forearm Id¹³⁶²; Sabean ‎סעד‎ DHM^{Südar. Ait. p. 16}); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎וְסָעַד‎ consecutive Prov 20:28 Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יִסְעָ֑ד‎ 3 feminine singular suffix ‎תִּסְעָדֵ֫נִי‎ Ps 18:36*, read also in || 2Sam 22:36, etc.; Imperative masculine singular ‎סְעָד‎ Judg 19:5 (on ‎ָ   ‎ probably © by error, see Kö^{i. 261 f.} GFM^{on the passage}), ‎סְעָדנָֿא‎ vJudg 19:8 (compare id.), ‎וּסֳעָ֑דָה‎ 1Kgs 13:7 suffix ‎סְעָדֵנִי‎ Ps 119:117 Infinitive construct suffix ‎וּלְסַעֲדָהּ‎ Isa 9:6* — support, sustain, always figurative:

1. sustain, stay, the heart (compare ‎לֵבָב‎ 8, ‎לֵב‎ 8), with food Gen 18:5 (J), Judg 19:5 (c. 2 accusative), vJudg 19:8, Ps 104:15 object omitted 1Kgs 13:7.

2. a. support throne (subject king) Prov 20:28, coming ruler Isa 9:6*.
b. support, uphold with accusative of person (subject ‎׳‎‎י‎, his hand etc.) Ps 18:36* + || 2Sam 22:36 (v above), Ps 20:3*; Ps 41:4*; Ps 94:18; Ps 119:117.

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