Definition
a primitive root; to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
Traditional renderings: 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, 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.
Traditional renderings: 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, 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.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders עָמַד:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
522 total
- Jonah 1:15וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד · grew calmThen they picked up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the raging sea grew calm.
- Micah 5:4וְעָמַ֗ד · He will standHe will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.
- Nahum 1:6יַֽעֲמ֔וֹדWho can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.
- Nahum 2:8עִמְד֥וּ · Stop; עֲמֹ֖דוּ · Stop!” they cryNineveh has been like a pool of water throughout her days, but now it is draining away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back.
- Habakkuk 2:1אֶעֱמֹ֔דָה · I will standI will stand at my guard post and station myself on the ramparts. I will watch to see what He will say to me, and how I should answer when corrected.
- Habakkuk 3:6עָמַ֣ד׀ · He stoodHe stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting.
- Habakkuk 3:11עָ֣מַד · stood stillSun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear.
- Haggai 2:5עֹמֶ֣דֶת · remainsThis is the promise I made to you when you came out of Egypt. And My Spirit remains among you; do not be afraid.”
- Zechariah 1:8עֹמֵ֔ד · was standingI looked out into the night and saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the hollow, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.
- Zechariah 1:10הָעֹמֵ֥ד · standingThen the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the LORD has sent to patrol the earth.”
- Zechariah 1:11הָֽעֹמֵד֙ · who was standingAnd the riders answered the angel of the LORD who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth is at rest and tranquil.”
- Zechariah 3:1עֹמֵ֕ד · standing; עֹמֵ֥ד · standingThen the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
- Zechariah 3:3וְעֹמֵ֖ד · as he stoodNow Joshua was dressed in filthy garments as he stood before the angel.
- Zechariah 3:4הָעֹמְדִ֤ים · those standingSo the angel said to those standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes!” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have removed your iniquity, and I will clothe you with splendid robes.”
- Zechariah 3:5עֹמֵֽד׃ · stood byThen I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So a clean turban was placed on his head, and they clothed him, as the angel of the LORD stood by.
- Zechariah 3:7הָעֹמְדִ֖ים · who are standing here“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘If you walk in My ways and keep My instructions, then you will govern My house and will also have charge of My courts; and I will give you a place among these who are standing here.
- Zechariah 4:14הָעֹמְדִ֖ים · who are standingSo he said, “These are the two anointed ones who are standing beside the Lord of all the earth.”
- Zechariah 14:4וְעָמְד֣וּ · will standOn that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving to the north and half to the south.
- Zechariah 14:12עֹמֵ֣ד · standAnd this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.
- Malachi 3:2הָעֹמֵ֖ד · can standBut who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.