To 'be strengthened,' as in Genesis 21:18, signifies being supported.

In Isaiah 41:10, this signifies to give power and intelligence from the omnipotence and omniscience of the Divine Good and Truth. (Apocalypse Explained 298[10])

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 2698)

'Shem' can be understood to be internal worship, 'Japheth' is the corresponding external worship, 'Ham' is internal worship corrupted, and 'Canaan' is external worship separate from internal. These people never existed, but the kinds of worship had these names applied to them.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 1140)