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šāʿan שָׁעַן ‘to lean’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

šāʿan v
1) to lean on, trust in, support
 1a) (Niphal) to lean, lean upon, support oneself
  1a1) of trust in God (fig)

Mentioned in Genesis 18:4 Numbers 21:15 Judges 16:26 2 Samuel 1:6 2 Kings 5:18, 7:2, 7:17 Isaiah 50:10, 30:12, 10:20, 31:1 Ezekiel 29:7 Micah 3:11 Proverbs 3:5 Job 24:23, 8:15 2 Chronicles 13:18, 14:10, 16:7, 16:8

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