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 Kings 1:2 וְעָֽמְדָה֙ ve.'a.me.Dah · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.

  2. 1 Kings 1:28 וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד va.ta.'a.Mod · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Then king David answered and said, Call to me Bath-sheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.

  3. 1 Kings 3:15 וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֣ד׀ vai.ya.'a.Mod · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream: and he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and offered up burnt-offerings, and offered peace-offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.

  4. 1 Kings 3:16 וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דְנָה va.ta.'a.Mo.de.nah · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    Then there came two women that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.

  5. 1 Kings 7:25 עֹמֵ֞ד 'o.Med · An -ing word: simple action

    It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set upon them above, and all their hinder parts were inward.

  6. 1 Kings 8:11 לַעֲמֹ֥ד la.'a.Mod · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the glory of Jehovah filled the house of Jehovah.

  7. 1 Kings 8:14 עֹמֵֽד׃ 'o.Med · An -ing word: simple action

    And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: and all the assembly of Israel stood.

  8. 1 Kings 8:22 וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד vai.ya.'a.Mod · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Solomon stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven;

  9. 1 Kings 8:55 וַֽיַּעְמֹ֕ד vai.ya'.Mod · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

  10. 1 Kings 10:8 הָֽעֹמְדִ֤ים ha.'o.me.Dim · An -ing word: simple action

    Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.

  11. 1 Kings 10:19 עֹמְדִ֖ים 'o.me.Dim · An -ing word: simple action

    There were six steps to the throne, and the top of the throne was round behind; and there were stays on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the stays.

  12. 1 Kings 10:20 עֹמְדִ֥ים 'o.me.Dim · An -ing word: simple action

    And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.

  13. 1 Kings 12:6 עֹמְדִ֗ים 'o.me.Dim · An -ing word: simple action

    And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?

  14. 1 Kings 12:8 הָעֹמְדִ֖ים ha.'o.me.Dim · An -ing word: simple action

    But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, that stood before him.

  15. 1 Kings 12:32 וְהֶעֱמִיד֙ ve.he.'e.Mid · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he went up unto the altar; so did he in Beth-el, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places that he had made.

  16. 1 Kings 13:1 עֹמֵ֥ד 'o.Med · An -ing word: simple action

    And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of Jehovah unto Beth-el: and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.

  17. 1 Kings 13:24 עֹמֵ֣ד 'o.Med · An -ing word: simple action

    And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his body was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it; the lion also stood by the body.

  18. 1 Kings 13:24 עֹמֵ֖ד 'o.Med · An -ing word: simple action

    And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his body was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it; the lion also stood by the body.

  19. 1 Kings 13:25 עֹמֵ֖ד 'o.Med · An -ing word: simple action

    And, behold, men passed by, and saw the body cast in the way, and the lion standing by the body; and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.

  20. 1 Kings 13:28 עֹמְדִ֖ים 'o.me.Dim · An -ing word: simple action

    And he went and found his body cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the body: the lion had not eaten the body, nor torn the ass.

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