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. Joshua 3:8 תַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃ פ ta.'a.Mo.du · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, ye shall stand still in the Jordan.

  2. Joshua 3:13 וְיַעַמְד֖וּ ve.ya.'am.Du · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    And it shall come to pass, when the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of Jehovah, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, even the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand in one heap.

  3. Joshua 3:16 וַיַּעַמְד֡וּ vai.ya.'am.Du · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    that the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap, a great way off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those that went down toward the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, were wholly cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

  4. Joshua 3:17 וַיַּעַמְד֣וּ vai.ya.'am.Du · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan; and all Israel passed over on dry ground, until all the nation were passed clean over the Jordan.

  5. Joshua 4:10 עֹמְדִים֮ 'o.me.Dim · An -ing word: simple action

    For the priests that bare the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan, until everything was finished that Jehovah commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over.

  6. Joshua 5:13 עֹמֵ֣ד 'o.Med · An -ing word: simple action

    And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?

  7. Joshua 5:15 עֹמֵ֥ד 'o.Med · An -ing word: simple action

    And the prince of Jehovah's host said unto Joshua, Put off thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.

  8. Joshua 8:33 עֹמְדִ֣ים 'o.me.Dim · An -ing word: simple action

    And all Israel, and their elders and officers, and their judges, stood on this side of the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, as well the sojourner as the homeborn; half of them in front of mount Gerizim, and half of them in front of mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of Jehovah had commanded at the first, that they should bless the people of Israel.

  9. Joshua 10:8 יַעֲמֹ֥ד ya.'a.Mod · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thy hands; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.

  10. Joshua 10:13 עָמָ֗ד 'a.Mad · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, Until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.

  11. Joshua 10:13 וַיַּעֲמֹ֤ד vai.ya.'a.Mod · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, Until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.

  12. Joshua 10:19 תַּעֲמֹ֔דוּ ta.'a.Mo.du · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    but stay not ye; pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for Jehovah your God hath delivered them into your hand.

  13. Joshua 11:13 הָעֹֽמְדוֹת֙ ha.'o.me.dOt · An -ing word: simple action

    But as for the cities that stood on their mounds, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.

  14. Joshua 18:5 יַעֲמֹ֤ד ya.'a.Mod · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    And they shall divide it into seven portions: Judah shall abide in his border on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their border on the north.

  15. Joshua 18:5 יַעַמְד֥וּ ya.'am.Du · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    And they shall divide it into seven portions: Judah shall abide in his border on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their border on the north.

  16. Joshua 20:4 וְעָמַד֙ ve.'a.Mad · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    And he shall flee unto one of those cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city; and they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.

  17. Joshua 20:6 עָמְד֞וֹ a.me.Do · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the manslayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.

  18. Joshua 20:9 עָמְד֖וֹ a.me.Do · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    These were the appointed cities for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person unwittingly might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.

  19. Joshua 21:44 עָ֨מַד 'A.mad · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; Jehovah delivered all their enemies into their hand.

  20. Joshua 23:9 עָ֤מַד 'A.mad · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    For Jehovah hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath stood before you unto this day.

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