זָקַף zâqaph — to life, i.e. (figuratively) comfort
Translated in the KJV as raise.
a primitive root; to life, i.e. (figuratively) comfort.
zâqaph in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it
Participle (active) 2
וְ֝זוֹקֵ֗ף Ps 145:14 Participle (active), masculine singular
The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
זֹקֵ֣ף Ps 146:8 Participle (active), masculine singular
The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord loveth the righteous:
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›