עָמַד

a.mad · to stand: stand

Hebrew · Strong's H5975 · Verb · Sounds like: aw-mad' · 521 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • to stand: stand H5975G 452
  • to stand: appoint H5975H · a Meaning of 40
  • to stand: rise H5975I · a Meaning of 24
  • to stand: put H5975J · a Meaning of 5

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive); abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-) stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
עָמַד 620 take one's stand, stand
Qal 435
1.
a. take one's stand, and (esp. pt.) stand, be in a standing attitude
b. stand forth
c. take a stand against, in opposition to
d. present oneself before
e. attend upon, be(come) servant of
f. stand afar
g. stand (silent)
h. stand (appealingly)
i. stand, subj. רֶגֶל
j. stand, of water
2.
a. stand still, stop, cease moving
b. = be inactive
c. = be attentive
d. stop, cease doing a thing
3.
a. tarry, delay
b. remain
c. continue, abide
d. endure
e. be steadfast
f. persist
4. make a stand, hold one's ground
5. stand upright
6.
a. arise, appear, come on the scene
b. stand forth, appear = come into being
c. rise up as foe
7. rare usages
Hiph. 83
1. station, set
2. cause to stand firm
3. cause to stand up, set up, erect
4. present one before king
5. appoint
6. other meanings
Hoph. be presented

Every occurrence

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:31 הֶעֱמִ֥יד he.'e.Mid · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of Jehovah, after that the ark had rest.

  2. 1 Chronicles 6:32 וַיַּעַמְד֥וּ vai.ya.'am.Du · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And they ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem: and they waited on their office according to their order.

  3. 1 Chronicles 6:33 הָעֹמְדִ֖ים ha.'o.me.Dim · An -ing word: simple action

    And these are they that waited, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

  4. 1 Chronicles 6:39 הָעֹמֵ֖ד ha.'o.Med · An -ing word: simple action

    And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

  5. 1 Chronicles 15:16 לְהַֽעֲמִ֗יד le.ha.'a.Mid · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren the singers, with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.

  6. 1 Chronicles 15:17 וַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּ vai.ya.'a.Mi.du · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by them

    So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;

  7. 1 Chronicles 16:17 וַיַּעֲמִידֶ֤הָ vai.ya.'a.mi.De.ha · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant,

  8. 1 Chronicles 17:14 וְהַֽעֲמַדְתִּ֛יהוּ ve.ha.'a.mad.Ti.hu · An action: causing it, and then it will happen, done by me

    but I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be established for ever.

  9. 1 Chronicles 20:4 וַתַּעֲמֹ֧ד va.ta.'a.Mod · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines: then Sibbecai the Hushathite slew Sippai, of the sons of the giant; and they were subdued.

  10. 1 Chronicles 21:1 וַיַּֽעֲמֹ֥ד vai.ya.'a.Mod · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.

  11. 1 Chronicles 21:15 עֹמֵ֔ד 'o.Med · An -ing word: simple action

    And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was about to destroy, Jehovah beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the destroying angel, It is enough; now stay thy hand. And the angel of Jehovah was standing by the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

  12. 1 Chronicles 21:16 עֹמֵ֗ד 'o.Med · An -ing word: simple action

    And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of Jehovah standing between earth and heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.

  13. 1 Chronicles 22:2 וַיַּעֲמֵ֣ד vai.ya.'a.Med · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And David commanded to gather together the sojourners that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.

  14. 1 Chronicles 23:30 וְלַעֲמֹד֙ ve.la.'a.Mod · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    and to stand every morning to thank and praise Jehovah, and likewise at even;

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