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. Jeremiah 4:6 תַּעֲמֹ֑דוּ ta.'a.Mo.du · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    Set up a standard toward Zion: flee for safety, stay not; for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.

  2. Jeremiah 6:16 עִמְדוּ֩ 'im.Du · A command to all of you: simple action

    Thus saith Jehovah, Stand ye in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way; and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls: but they said, We will not walk therein.

  3. Jeremiah 7:2 עֲמֹ֗ד 'a.Mod · A command to you: simple action

    Stand in the gate of Jehovah's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of Jehovah, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship Jehovah.

  4. Jeremiah 7:10 וַעֲמַדְתֶּ֣ם va.'a.mad.Tem · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by all of you

    and come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered; that ye may do all these abominations?

  5. Jeremiah 14:6 עָמְד֣וּ 'a.me.Du · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    And the wild asses stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.

  6. Jeremiah 15:1 יַעֲמֹ֨ד ya.'a.Mod · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Then said Jehovah unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind would not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.

  7. Jeremiah 15:19 תַּֽעֲמֹ֔ד ta.'a.Mod · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Therefore thus saith Jehovah, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, that thou mayest stand before me; and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: they shall return unto thee, but thou shalt not return unto them.

  8. Jeremiah 17:19 וְעָֽמַדְתָּ֙ ve.'a.mad.Ta · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by you

    Thus said Jehovah unto me: Go, and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;

  9. Jeremiah 18:20 עָמְדִ֣י 'a.me.Di · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.

  10. Jeremiah 19:14 וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ vai.ya.'a.Mod · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Then came Jeremiah from Topheth, whither Jehovah had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of Jehovah's house, and said to all the people:

  11. Jeremiah 23:18 עָמַד֙ 'a.Mad · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    For who hath stood in the council of Jehovah, that he should perceive and hear his word? who hath marked my word, and heard it?

  12. Jeremiah 23:22 עָמְד֖וּ 'a.me.Du · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    But if they had stood in my council, then had they caused my people to hear my words, and had turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.

  13. Jeremiah 26:2 עֲמֹד֮ 'a.Mod · A command to you: simple action

    Thus saith Jehovah: Stand in the court of Jehovah's house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in Jehovah's house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word.

  14. Jeremiah 28:5 הָעֹמְדִ֖ים ha.'o.me.Dim · An -ing word: simple action

    Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of Jehovah,

  15. Jeremiah 32:14 יַעַמְד֖וּ ya.'am.Du · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds, this deed of the purchase which is sealed, and this deed which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel; that they may continue many days.

  16. Jeremiah 35:19 עֹמֵ֥ד 'o.Med · An -ing word: simple action

    therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.

  17. Jeremiah 36:21 הָעֹמְדִ֖ים ha.'o.me.Dim · An -ing word: simple action

    So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll; and he took it out of the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes that stood beside the king.

  18. Jeremiah 40:10 לַֽעֲמֹד֙ la.'a.Mod · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans that shall come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine and summer fruits and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken.

  19. Jeremiah 44:15 הָעֹמְד֖וֹת ha.'o.me.Dot · An -ing word: simple action

    Then all the men who knew that their wives burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great assembly, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,

  20. Jeremiah 46:15 עָמַ֔ד 'a.Mad · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Why are thy strong ones swept away? they stood not, because Jehovah did drive them.

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