mish.an denotes a source of support, whether the LORD in calamity or food and water sustaining Jerusalem and Judah.

The attested use denotes support: in 2 Samuel 22:19 the LORD is identified as such amid calamity, while Isaiah 3:1 speaks of sustaining food and water being removed; Psalm 18:19 is less explicit in the translation but occurs in a rescue clause.

1. Support in crisis and sustaining provision · dominant

   In 2 Samuel 22:19, the masculine singular absolute form occurs in the clause contrasting calamity with the LORD as support; the APB renders, “but the LORD was my support.” In Isaiah 3:1, the masculine singular construct form appears in the announcement that support, including food and water, will be removed; the APB renders “every support of food and every support of water.” Psalm 18:19 has the absolute form in a rescue verse, though the APB does not make the term's specific contribution explicit.

   2 Samuel 22:19Isaiah 3:1Psalm 18:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “support” in 2 Samuel 22:19 and Isaiah 3:1. In Psalm 18:19 it presents rescue and deliverance without an identifiable English rendering for the term.