lean

Found 11 times in the King James Bible

H8172 Hebrew
G377 Greek

English Definition

to support one's self

ע Hebrew (Old Testament)

Original Script

שָׁעַן

Transliteration

shâʻan

Strong's Reference H8172

Ω Greek (New Testament)

Original Script

ἀναπίπτω

Transliteration

shâʻan

Strong's Reference G377

"Lean" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H8172, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G377. Context determines which original word is being used.

Occurrences in Scripture

Proverbs 3:5 Old Testament

thine heart; and lean not unto thine

Genesis 41:20 Old Testament

And the lean and the ill

Numbers 13:20 Old Testament

be fat or lean, whether there be

Judges 16:26 Old Testament

that I may lean upon them.

2 Samuel 13:4 Old Testament

king’s son, lean from day to day?

2 Kings 18:21 Old Testament

if a man lean, it will go

Job 8:15 Old Testament

He shall lean upon his house,

Isaiah 17:4 Old Testament

flesh shall wax lean.

Isaiah 36:6 Old Testament

if a man lean, it will go

Ezekiel 34:20 Old Testament

and between the lean cattle.

Micah 3:11 Old Testament

yet will they lean upon the LORD,

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