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עָמַד (H5975)

ʻâmad

aw-mad'

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.

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

From Brown, Driver, and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), in the public domain.


495 occurrences

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  • Genesis 18:8
    And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
  • Genesis 18:22
    And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
  • Genesis 19:17
    And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
  • Genesis 19:27
    And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD:
  • Genesis 24:30
    And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
  • Genesis 24:31
    And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
  • Genesis 29:35
    And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.
  • Genesis 30:9
    When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.
  • Genesis 41:1
    And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
  • Genesis 41:3
    And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.