סָעַד

çâʻad · Hebrew · Strong's H5582 · 12 occurrences

The KJV renders 13 different Hebrew and Greek words as “establish”

What it means

to suport (mostly figurative)

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

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

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“establish”

also renders hístēmi (G2476), stērízō (G4741), nomothetéō (G3549), bebaióō (G950), stereóō (G4732), ʼâman (H539), yâçad (H3245), yâshab (H3427), kûwn (H3559), nâtsab (H5324), qûwm (H6966), tᵉqan (H8627)

“comfort”

also renders paramythéomai (G3888), paramythía (G3889), parakaléō (G3870), paráklēsis (G3874), parēgoría (G3931), paramýthion (G3890), nichûwm (H5150), nechâmâh (H5165), râphad (H7502), tanchûwm (H8575)

“strengthen”

also renders epistērízō (G1991), stērízō (G4741), sthenóō (G4599), enischýō (G1765), dynamóō (G1412), gâbar (H1396), châzaq (H2388)

“hold up”

also renders hístēmi (G2476), rûwm (H7311)

Questions this word decides

Does the Bible forbid drinking alcohol?

Where it appears

12 occurrences in the Hebrew text.

1 Kings 13:7 HC/Vqv2ms/ShGenesis 18:5 HC/Vqv2mpIsaiah 9:7 HC/R/Vqc/Sp3fsJudges 19:5 HVqv2msJudges 19:8 HVqv2msProverbs 20:28 HC/Vqq3msPsalm 18:35 HVqi3fs/Sp1csPsalm 20:2 HVqi3ms/Sp2msPsalm 41:3 HVqi3ms/Sp3msPsalm 94:18 HVqi3ms/Sp1csPsalm 104:15 HVqi3msPsalm 119:117 HVqv2ms/Sp1cs

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.