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. Nehemiah 12:31 וָאַעֲמִ֡ידָה va.'a.'a.Mi.dah · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by me

    Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies that gave thanks and went in procession; whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:

  2. Nehemiah 12:39 וְעָ֣מְד֔וּ ve.'A.me.Du · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by them

    and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the gate of the guard.

  3. Nehemiah 12:40 וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֛דְנָה va.ta.'a.Mo.de.nah · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;

  4. Nehemiah 12:44 הָעֹמְדִֽים׃ ha.'o.me.Dim · An -ing word: simple action

    And on that day were men appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the heave-offerings, for the first-fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them, according to the fields of the cities, the portions appointed by the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.

  5. Nehemiah 13:11 וָֽאַעֲמִדֵ֖ם va.'a.'a.mi.Dem · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by me

    Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

  6. Nehemiah 13:19 הֶֽעֱמַ֙דְתִּי֙ he.'e.Mad.ti · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    And it came to pass that, when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut, and commanded that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I over the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.

  7. Nehemiah 13:30 וָאַעֲמִ֧ידָה va.'a.'a.Mi.dah · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by me

    Thus cleansed I them from all foreigners, and appointed charges for the priests and for the Levites, every one in his work;

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