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. 2 Chronicles 18:34 מַעֲמִ֧יד ma.'a.Mid · An -ing word: causing it

    And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even; and about the time of the going down of the sun he died.

  2. 2 Chronicles 19:5 וַיַּעֲמֵ֨ד vai.ya.'a.Med · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,

  3. 2 Chronicles 19:8 הֶעֱמִ֨יד he.'e.Mid · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites and the priests, and of the heads of the fathers' houses of Israel, for the judgment of Jehovah, and for controversies. And they returned to Jerusalem.

  4. 2 Chronicles 20:5 וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד vai.ya.'a.Mod · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Jehovah, before the new court;

  5. 2 Chronicles 20:9 נַֽעַמְדָ֞ה na.'am.Dah · A wish or plan to act: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    If evil come upon us, the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this house, and before thee, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, and thou wilt hear and save.

  6. 2 Chronicles 20:13 עֹמְדִ֖ים 'o.me.Dim · An -ing word: simple action

    And all Judah stood before Jehovah, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.

  7. 2 Chronicles 20:17 עִמְד֡וּ 'im.Du · A command to all of you: simple action

    Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of Jehovah with you, O Judah and Jerusalem; fear not, nor be dismayed: to-morrow go out against them: for Jehovah is with you.

  8. 2 Chronicles 20:20 עָמַ֣ד 'a.Mad · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem: believe in Jehovah your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.

  9. 2 Chronicles 20:21 וַיַּעֲמֵ֤ד vai.ya.'a.Med · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed them that should sing unto Jehovah, and give praise in holy array, as they went out before the army, and say, Give thanks unto Jehovah; for his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

  10. 2 Chronicles 20:23 וַ֠יַּֽעַמְדוּ Vai.ya.'am.du · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.

  11. 2 Chronicles 23:10 וַיַּעֲמֵ֨ד vai.ya.'a.Med · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he set all the people, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the altar and the house, by the king round about.

  12. 2 Chronicles 23:13 עוֹמֵ֨ד o.Med · An -ing word: simple action

    and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets; the singers also played on instruments of music, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason! treason!

  13. 2 Chronicles 23:19 וַֽיַּעֲמֵד֙ vai.ya.'a.Med · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he set the porters at the gates of the house of Jehovah, that none that was unclean in anything should enter in.

  14. 2 Chronicles 24:13 וַֽיַּעֲמִ֜ידוּ vai.ya.'a.Mi.du · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by them

    So the workmen wrought, and the work of repairing went forward in their hands, and they set up the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.

  15. 2 Chronicles 24:20 וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד vai.ya.'a.Mod · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of Jehovah, so that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken Jehovah, he hath also forsaken you.

  16. 2 Chronicles 25:5 וַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֣ם vai.ya.'a.mi.Dem · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and ordered them according to their fathers' houses, under captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, even all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and upward, and found them three hundred thousand chosen men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.

  17. 2 Chronicles 25:14 וַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֥ם vai.ya.'a.mi.Dem · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them.

  18. 2 Chronicles 26:18 וַיַּעַמְד֞וּ vai.ya.'am.Du · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    and they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It pertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto Jehovah, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honor from Jehovah God.

  19. 2 Chronicles 29:11 לַעֲמֹ֤ד la.'a.Mod · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    My sons, be not now negligent; for Jehovah hath chosen you to stand before him, to minister unto him, and that ye should be his ministers, and burn incense.

  20. 2 Chronicles 29:25 וַיַּֽעֲמֵ֨ד vai.ya.'a.Med · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he set the Levites in the house of Jehovah with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was of Jehovah by his prophets.

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