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עָמַד

a.madto stand: standHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb522 occurrences36 books497 verses

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.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders עָמַד:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

522 total
  1. Numbers 5:30וְהֶעֱמִ֤יד · stand
    …or when a feeling of jealousy comes over a husband and he suspects his wife. He is to have the woman stand before the LORD, and the priest is to apply to her this entire law.
  2. Numbers 7:2הָעֹמְדִ֖ים · who had supervised
    And the leaders of Israel, the heads of their families, presented an offering. These men were the tribal leaders who had supervised the registration.
  3. Numbers 8:13וְהַֽעֲמַדְתָּ֙ · stand
    You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons and then present them before the LORD as a wave offering.
  4. Numbers 9:8עִמְד֣וּ · Wait here
    “Wait here until I find out what the LORD commands concerning you,” Moses replied.
  5. Numbers 11:24וַֽיַּעֲמֵ֥ד · and had them stand
    So Moses went out and relayed to the people the words of the LORD, and he gathered seventy of the elders of the people and had them stand around the tent.
  6. Numbers 12:5וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד · stood
    …and the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud, stood at the entrance to the Tent, and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When both of them had stepped forward,
  7. Numbers 14:14עֹמֵ֣ד · stands
    And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have already heard that You, O LORD, are in the midst of this people, that You, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.
  8. Numbers 16:9וְלַעֲמֹ֛ד · and to stand
    Is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel and brought you near to Himself to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?
  9. Numbers 16:18וַֽיַּעַמְד֗וּ · and stood
    So each man took his censer, put fire and incense in it, and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
  10. Numbers 16:48וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד · He stood
    He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague was halted.
  11. Numbers 22:24וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ · stood
    Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow passage between two vineyards, with walls on either side.
  12. Numbers 22:26וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ · and stood
    And the angel of the LORD moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn to the right or left.
  13. Numbers 27:2וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֜דְנָה · stood
    …the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the whole congregation, and said,
  14. Numbers 27:19וְהַֽעֲמַדְתָּ֣ · Have him stand
    Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, and commission him in their sight.
  15. Numbers 27:21יַעֲמֹ֔ד · He shall stand
    He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”
  16. Numbers 27:22וַיַּֽעֲמִדֵ֙הוּ֙ · had him stand
    Moses did as the LORD had commanded him. He took Joshua, had him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation,
  17. Numbers 35:12עָמְד֛וֹ · he stands
    You are to have these cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die until he stands trial before the assembly.
  18. Deuteronomy 1:38הָעֹמֵ֣ד · who stands
    Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, will enter it. Encourage him, for he will enable Israel to inherit the land.
  19. Deuteronomy 4:10עָמַ֜דְתָּ · you stood
    The day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, the LORD said to me, “Gather the people before Me to hear My words, so that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach them to their children.”
  20. Deuteronomy 4:11וַתַּֽעַמְד֖וּן · and stood
    You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.
  21. Deuteronomy 5:5עֹמֵ֨ד · was standing
    At that time I was standing between the LORD and you to declare to you the word of the LORD, because you were afraid of the fire and would not go up the mountain. And He said:
  22. Deuteronomy 5:31עֲמֹ֣ד · stand
    But you stand here with Me, that I may speak to you all the commandments and statutes and ordinances you are to teach them to follow in the land that I am giving them to possess.”
  23. Deuteronomy 10:8לַעֲמֹד֩ · to stand
    At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.
  24. Deuteronomy 10:10עָמַ֣דְתִּי · stayed
    I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights, like the first time, and that time the LORD again listened to me and agreed not to destroy you.
  25. Deuteronomy 17:12הָעֹמֵ֞ד · who stands
    But the man who acts presumptuously, refusing to listen either to the priest who stands there to serve the LORD your God, or to the judge, must be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel.
  26. Deuteronomy 18:5לַעֲמֹ֨ד · to stand
    For the LORD your God has chosen Levi and his sons out of all your tribes to stand and minister in His name for all time.
  27. Deuteronomy 18:7הָעֹמְדִ֥ים · who stand
    …then he shall serve in the name of the LORD his God like all his fellow Levites who stand there before the LORD.
  28. Deuteronomy 19:17וְעָמְד֧וּ · must stand
    …both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time.
  29. Deuteronomy 24:11תַּעֲמֹ֑ד · You are to stand
    You are to stand outside while the man to whom you are lending brings the security out to you.
  30. Deuteronomy 25:8וְעָמַ֣ד · If he persists
    Then the elders of his city shall summon him and speak with him. If he persists and says, “I do not want to marry her,”
  31. Deuteronomy 27:12יַֽעַמְד֞וּ · shall stand
    “When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.
  32. Deuteronomy 27:13יַֽעַמְד֥וּ · shall stand
    And these tribes shall stand on Mount Ebal to deliver the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
  33. Deuteronomy 29:15עֹמֵ֣ד · are standing
    …but also with those who are standing here with us today in the presence of the LORD our God, as well as with those who are not here today.
  34. Deuteronomy 31:15וַיַּעֲמֹ֛ד · stood
    Then the LORD appeared at the tent in a pillar of cloud, and the cloud stood over the entrance to the tent.
  35. Joshua 3:8תַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃פ · stand
    Command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant: ‘When you reach the edge of the waters, stand in the Jordan.’”
  36. Joshua 3:13וְיַעַמְד֖וּ · will stand up
    When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will stand up in a heap.”
  37. Joshua 3:16וַיַּעַמְד֡וּ · stood still
    …the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
  38. Joshua 3:17וַיַּעַמְד֣וּ · stood
    The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed over the dry ground, until the entire nation had crossed the Jordan.
  39. Joshua 4:10עֹמְדִים֮ · remained standing
    Now the priests who carried the ark remained standing in the middle of the Jordan until the people had completed everything the LORD had commanded Joshua to tell them, just as Moses had directed Joshua. The people hurried across,
  40. Joshua 5:13עֹמֵ֣ד · standing
    Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?”
  41. Joshua 5:15עֹמֵ֥ד · are standing
    The Commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
  42. Joshua 8:33עֹמְדִ֣ים · stood
    All Israel, foreigners and citizens alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.
  43. Joshua 10:8יַעֲמֹ֥ד · shall stand
    The LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for I have delivered them into your hand. Not one of them shall stand against you.”
  44. Joshua 10:13עָמָ֗ד · stopped; וַיַּעֲמֹ֤ד · stopped
    So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”
  45. Joshua 10:19תַּעֲמֹ֔דוּ · stop there
    But you, do not stop there. Pursue your enemies and attack them from behind. Do not let them reach their cities, for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand.”
  46. Joshua 11:13הָעֹֽמְדוֹת֙ · built
    Yet Israel did not burn any of the cities built on their mounds, except Hazor, which Joshua burned.
  47. Joshua 18:5יַעֲמֹ֤ד · shall remain; יַעַמְד֥וּ · shall remain
    …and divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north.
  48. Joshua 20:4וְעָמַד֙ · stands
    When someone flees to one of these cities, stands at the entrance of the city gate, and states his case before its elders, they are to bring him into the city and give him a place to live among them.