Definition
from H6004; adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)
Traditional renderings: accompanying, against, and, as (× long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).
Traditional renderings: accompanying, against, and, as (× long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders עִם:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
1,049 total
- 2 Samuel 2:5עִם־So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead to tell them, “The LORD bless you, because you showed this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him.
- 2 Samuel 2:6עִמָּכֶ֖ם · youNow may the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness, and I will also show you the same favor because you have done this.
- 2 Samuel 3:8עִם־ · toAbner was furious over Ish-bosheth’s accusation. “Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah?” he asked. “All this time I have been loyal to the house of your father Saul, to his brothers, and to his friends. I have not delivered you into the hand of David, but now you accuse me of wrongdoing with this woman!
- 2 Samuel 3:12עִמָּ֔ךְ · with youThen Abner sent messengers on his behalf to say to David, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and surely my hand will be with you to bring all Israel over to you.”
- 2 Samuel 3:15מֵ֣עִֽם · from; מֵעִ֖םSo Ish-bosheth sent and took Michal from her husband Paltiel son of Laish.
- 2 Samuel 3:17עִם־ · withNow Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, “In the past you sought David as your king.
- 2 Samuel 3:22עִמָּ֣ם · with them; עִם־ · withJust then David’s soldiers and Joab returned from a raid, bringing with them a great plunder. But Abner was not with David in Hebron, because David had sent him on his way in peace.
- 2 Samuel 3:26מֵעִ֣םAs soon as Joab had left David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the well of Sirah. But David was unaware of it.
- 2 Samuel 3:28מֵעִ֥ם · beforeAfterward, David heard about this and said, “I and my kingdom are forever guiltless before the LORD concerning the blood of Abner son of Ner.
- 2 Samuel 5:10עִמּֽוֹ׃פ · was with himAnd David became greater and greater, for the LORD God of Hosts was with him.
- 2 Samuel 6:4עִ֖ם · with it…bringing with it the ark of God. And Ahio was walking in front of the ark.
- 2 Samuel 6:7עִ֖ם · besideAnd the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down on the spot for his irreverence, and he died there beside the ark of God.
- 2 Samuel 6:22וְעִם־ · by; עִמָּ֖ם…and I will humiliate and humble myself even more than this. Yet I will be honored by the maidservants of whom you have spoken.”
- 2 Samuel 7:3עִמָּֽךְ׃ס · is with youAnd Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”
- 2 Samuel 7:9עִמְּךָ֗ · with youI have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like that of the greatest in the land.
- 2 Samuel 7:15מֵעִ֣םBut My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.
- 2 Samuel 8:11עִם־ · along with…and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued—
- 2 Samuel 9:1עִמּוֹ֙ · to whomThen David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?”
- 2 Samuel 9:3עִמּ֖וֹ · to whomSo the king asked, “Is there anyone left of the house of Saul to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered, “There is still Jonathan’s son, who is lame in both feet.”
- 2 Samuel 9:7עִמְּךָ֥ · you“Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”
- 2 Samuel 10:2עִם־ · toAnd David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,
- 2 Samuel 10:13עִמּ֔וֹSo Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.
- 2 Samuel 10:17עִמּֽוֹ׃ · against himWhen this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and went to Helam. Then the Arameans arrayed themselves against David and fought against him.
- 2 Samuel 11:1עִמּ֜וֹIn the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.
- 2 Samuel 11:4עִמָּ֔הּ · with herThen David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. (Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home.
- 2 Samuel 11:11עִם־ · withUriah answered, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my master Joab and his soldiers are camped in the open field. How can I go to my house to eat and drink and sleep with my wife? As surely as you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing!”
- 2 Samuel 11:13עִם־ · withThen David invited Uriah to eat and drink with him, and he got Uriah drunk. And in the evening Uriah went out to lie down on his cot with his master’s servants, but he did not go home.
- 2 Samuel 12:3עִמּ֛וֹ · with him; וְעִם־…but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him.
- 2 Samuel 12:11עִם־ · with themThis is what the LORD says: ‘I will raise up adversity against you from your own house. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to another, and he will lie with them in broad daylight.
- 2 Samuel 12:24עִמָּ֑הּ · with herThen David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child
- 2 Samuel 13:11עִמִּ֖י · with meAnd when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!”
- 2 Samuel 13:16עִמִּ֖י · to me“No,” she replied, “sending me away is worse than this great wrong you have already done to me!” But he refused to listen to her.
- 2 Samuel 13:20עִמָּךְ֒ · with youHer brother Absalom said to her, “Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing to heart.” So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in the house of her brother Absalom.
- 2 Samuel 13:22עִם־ · toAnd Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon for violating his sister Tamar.
- 2 Samuel 13:23עִם־ · nearTwo years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the sons of the king.
- 2 Samuel 13:24עִם־ · withAnd he went to the king and said, “Your servant has just hired shearers. Will the king and his servants please come with me?”
- 2 Samuel 13:26עִמָּֽךְ׃ · with you“If not,” said Absalom, “please let my brother Amnon go with us.” “Why should he go with you?” the king asked.
- 2 Samuel 14:17עִמָּֽךְ׃פ · with youAnd now your servant says, ‘May the word of my lord the king bring me rest, for my lord the king is able to discern good and evil, just like the angel of God. May the LORD your God be with you.’”
- 2 Samuel 15:19עִם־ · withThen the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you also go with us? Go back and stay with the new king, since you are both a foreigner and an exile from your homeland.
- 2 Samuel 15:20עִמָּ֙נוּ֙ · with us; עִמָּ֖ךְ · with youIn fact, you arrived only yesterday; should I make you wander around with us today while I do not know where I am going? Go back and take your brothers with you. May the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness.”
- 2 Samuel 15:28מֵעִמָּכֶ֖ם · from youSee, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”
- 2 Samuel 15:31עִם־ · withNow someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
- 2 Samuel 15:35עִמְּךָ֙ · with youWill not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be there with you? Report to them everything you hear from the king’s palace.
- 2 Samuel 15:36עִמָּם֙ · with themIndeed, their two sons, Ahimaaz son of Zadok and Jonathan son of Abiathar, are there with them. Send them to me with everything you hear.”
- 2 Samuel 17:24עִמּֽוֹ׃ · withThen David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.