Words the Bible translates as uphold
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- pherōφέρωto bear: to carry someone or something to where it is going, in any sense from lifting a load to producing fruit to enduring a burden
- samakhסָמַךְto press one's weight onto something or someone: to lean on it, lay a hand firmly on it, or hold it up
- udעוּדto bear solemn witness: to warn, testify, or call witnesses so a matter is put firmly on record
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- to hold up and restore: to sustain those who cannot hold themselves up, or to set the fallen back on their feet
- tamakhתָּמַךְto take firm hold: to grasp something, to hold a person up so they do not fall, or to keep a tight grip on what is valued
- sa'adסָעַדto hold something up so it does not give way, by supplying whatever keeps it standing
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