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HebrewH5975Verb

עָמַד

a.mad

476Occurrences
H5975Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)

a primitive root;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
stand/stop/establish 1) to stand, remain, endure, take one's stand 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to stand, take one's stand, be in a standing attitude, stand forth, take a stand, present oneself, attend upon, be or become servant of 1a2) to stand still, stop (moving or doing), cease 1a3) to tarry, delay, remain, continue, abide, endure, persist, be steadfast 1a4) to make a stand, hold one's ground 1a5) to stand upright, remain standing, stand up, rise, be erect, be upright 1a6) to arise, appear, come on the scene, stand forth, appear, rise up or against 1a7) to stand with, take one's stand, be appointed, grow flat, grow insipid 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to station, set 1b2) to cause to stand firm, maintain 1b3) to cause to stand up, cause to set up, erect 1b4) to present (one) before (king) 1b5) to appoint, ordain, establish 1c) (Hophal) to be presented, be caused to stand, be stood before

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

H:V

Full Description

Hebrew Verb

Occurrences

עָמַד appears 476 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Chronicles
50
Daniel
37
Ezk
31
1 Kings
28
Jeremiah
28
2 Kings
26
Psalms
24
Nehemiah
21

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 15:16BSB

David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.

2 Chronicles 6:3BSB

And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them all

Deuteronomy 24:11BSB

You are to stand outside while the man to whom you are lending brings the security out to you.

Genesis 41:46BSB

Now Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout the land of Egypt.

Leviticus 13:28BSB

But if the spot is unchanged and has not spread on the skin but has faded, it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest is to pronounce him clean; for it is only the scar from the burn.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.