Keraia
Lexicon

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

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

522 total
  1. Joshua 20:6עָמְד֞וֹ · he stands
    He is to stay in that city until he stands trial before the assembly and until the death of the high priest serving at that time. Then the manslayer may return to his own home in the city from which he fled.”
  2. Joshua 20:9עָמְד֖וֹ · to standing [trial]
    These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.
  3. Joshua 21:44עָ֨מַד · could stand
    And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
  4. Joshua 23:9עָ֤מַד · can stand
    The LORD has driven out great and powerful nations before you, and to this day no one can stand against you.
  5. Judges 2:14לַעֲמֹ֖ד · able to resist
    Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them into the hands of those who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.
  6. Judges 3:19הָעֹמְדִ֖ים · his attendants
    But upon reaching the idols near Gilgal, he himself turned back and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” “Silence,” said the king, and all his attendants left him.
  7. Judges 4:20עֲמֹ֖ד · Stand
    “Stand at the entrance to the tent,” he said, “and if anyone comes and asks you, ‘Is there a man here?’ say, ‘No.’”
  8. Judges 6:31עָמְד֨וּ · stood
    But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Are you contending for Baal? Are you trying to save him? Whoever pleads his case will be put to death by morning! If Baal is a god, let him contend for himself with the one who has torn down his altar.”
  9. Judges 7:21וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ · took
    Each Israelite took his position around the camp, and the entire Midianite army fled, crying out as they ran.
  10. Judges 9:7וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙
    When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: “Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.
  11. Judges 9:35וַיַּעֲמֹ֕ד · and stood
    Now Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood at the entrance of the city gate just as Abimelech and his men came out from their hiding places.
  12. Judges 9:44וַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּ · and took their stand
    Then Abimelech and the companies with him rushed forward and took their stand at the entrance of the city gate. The other two companies rushed against all who were in the fields and struck them down.
  13. Judges 16:25וַיַּעֲמִ֥ידוּ · And they stationed
    And while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars.
  14. Judges 20:28עֹמֵ֣ד׀ · served
    …and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, “Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop?” The LORD answered, “Fight, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.”
  15. Ruth 2:7וַֽתַּעֲמ֗וֹד · and has continued
    She has said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the harvesters.’ So she came out and has continued from morning until now, except that she rested a short time in the shelter.”
  16. 1 Samuel 6:14וַתַּעֲמֹ֣ד · and stopped
    The cart came to the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh and stopped there near a large rock. The people chopped up the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the LORD.
  17. 1 Samuel 6:20לַעֲמֹ֔ד · stand
    The men of Beth-shemesh asked, “Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? To whom should the ark go up from here?”
  18. 1 Samuel 9:27עֲמֹ֣ד · stay
    As they were going down to the edge of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to go on ahead of us, but you stay for a while, and I will reveal to you the word of God.” So the servant went on.
  19. 1 Samuel 14:9וְעָמַ֣דְנוּ · then we will stay
    If they say, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stay where we are and will not go up to them.
  20. 1 Samuel 16:21וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד · and entered his service
    When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul loved him very much, and David became his armor-bearer.
  21. 1 Samuel 16:22יַעֲמָד־ · remain in my service
    Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for I am pleased with him.”
  22. 1 Samuel 17:3עֹמְדִ֤ים · stood; עֹמְדִ֥ים · stood
    The Philistines stood on one hill and the Israelites stood on another, with the valley between them.
  23. 1 Samuel 17:8וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗ד · And [Goliath] stood
    And Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and array yourselves for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one of your men and have him come down against me.
  24. 1 Samuel 17:26הָעֹמְדִ֣ים · who were standing
    David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
  25. 1 Samuel 17:51וַיַּעֲמֹ֨ד · and stood
    David ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine’s sword and pulled it from its sheath and killed him, and he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran.
  26. 1 Samuel 19:3וְעָמַדְתִּ֣י · and stand
    I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, so I can ask about you. And if I find out anything, I will tell you.”
  27. 1 Samuel 19:20עֹמֵ֥ד
    …he sent messengers to seize him. But when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel leading them, the Spirit of God came upon them, and Saul’s messengers also began to prophesy.
  28. 1 Samuel 20:38תַּעֲמֹ֑ד · delay
    Then Jonathan cried out, “Hurry! Make haste! Do not delay!” So the boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master.
  29. 1 Samuel 26:13וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד · and stood
    Then David crossed to the other side and stood atop the mountain at a distance; there was a wide gulf between them.
  30. 1 Samuel 30:9עָמָֽדוּ׃
    So David and his six hundred men went to the Brook of Besor, where some stayed behind
  31. 1 Samuel 30:10וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙
    …because two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the brook. But David and four hundred men continued in pursuit.
  32. 2 Samuel 1:9עֲמָד־ · Stand
    Then he begged me, ‘Stand over me and kill me, for agony has seized me, but my life still lingers.’
  33. 2 Samuel 1:10וָאֶעֱמֹ֤ד · So I stood
    So I stood over him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.”
  34. 2 Samuel 2:23וַֽיַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃ · paused
    But Asahel refused to turn away. So Abner thrust the butt of his spear into his stomach, and it came out his back, and he fell dead on the spot. And every man paused when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.
  35. 2 Samuel 2:25וַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּ · and took their stand
    The Benjamites rallied to Abner, formed a single unit, and took their stand atop a hill.
  36. 2 Samuel 2:28וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ · stopped
    So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.
  37. 2 Samuel 15:2וְעָמַ֕ד · and stand
    He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”
  38. 2 Samuel 15:17וַיַּעַמְד֖וּ · [He] stopped
    So the king set out with all the people following him. He stopped at the last house,
  39. 2 Samuel 17:17עֹמְדִ֣ים · were staying
    Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be seen entering the city.
  40. 2 Samuel 18:4וַיַּעֲמֹ֤ד · stood
    “I will do whatever seems best to you,” the king replied. So he stood beside the gate, while all the troops marched out by hundreds and by thousands.
  41. 2 Samuel 18:30וַֽיַּעֲמֹֽד׃ · So he stepped
    “Move aside,” said the king, “and stand here.” So he stepped aside.
  42. 2 Samuel 20:4עֲמֹֽד׃
    Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.”
  43. 2 Samuel 20:11עָמַ֣ד · stood
    One of Joab’s young men stood near Amasa and said, “Whoever favors Joab, and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab!”
  44. 2 Samuel 20:12עָמַ֣ד · were stopping there; וְעָמָֽד׃
    But Amasa wallowed in his blood in the middle of the road, and when the man saw that all the troops were stopping there, he dragged the body off the road into a field and threw a garment over it.
  45. 2 Samuel 20:15וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד
    And Joab’s troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel-beth-maacah and built a siege ramp against the outer rampart of the city. As all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to topple it,
  46. 2 Samuel 22:34יַעֲמִדֵֽנִי׃ · and stations me
    He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
  47. 1 Kings 1:2וְעָֽמְדָה֙ · to attend
    So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”
  48. 1 Kings 1:28וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד · and stood
    Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.