saʿad (סָעַד)
- Language: Hebrew
- Romanized: saʿad
- Original script: סָעַד
- Gloss: to support, sustain
A verbal cousin of the book’s support vocabulary. The verb names the action — to prop, to bear up — that the staff of bread is asked to perform.
Concordance Aid
Reading Note
Example passages: Genesis 18:5; Psalm 18:35; Psalm 104:15; sustaining/support language.
Saʿad turns support into action. To sustain is to hold life up from beneath. Near the staff-of-bread vocabulary, it reminds the reader that support is not only an object but an ongoing act.
Translation Range
Support, sustain, uphold, refresh, strengthen.
Not To Be Confused With
Saʿad is a verb of sustaining; maṭṭēh is the staff image; mishʿān is support or stay.
Related entries
- Matteh — staff, rod, support
- Mishan — support, stay
- Matteh Lehem — staff of bread