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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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  • Job 14:2
    He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
  • Job 29:8
    The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
  • Job 30:20
    I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.
  • Job 32:16
    When I had waited,(for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)
  • Job 34:24
    He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.
  • Job 37:14
    Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
  • Psalms 1:1
    Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
  • Psalms 10:1
    Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
  • Psalms 18:33
    He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.
  • Psalms 19:9
    The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.