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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. 1 Kings 3:15וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֣ד׀ · stood
    Then Solomon awoke, and indeed it had been a dream. So he returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then he held a feast for all his servants.
  2. 1 Kings 3:16וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דְנָה · and stood
    At that time two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
  3. 1 Kings 7:25עֹמֵ֞ד · [The Sea] stood
    The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center.
  4. 1 Kings 8:11לַעֲמֹ֥ד · stand there
    …so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.
  5. 1 Kings 8:14עֹמֵֽד׃ · stood [there]
    And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them all
  6. 1 Kings 8:22וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד · stood
    Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,
  7. 1 Kings 8:55וַֽיַּעְמֹ֕ד · And he stood
    And he stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying:
  8. 1 Kings 10:8הָֽעֹמְדִ֤ים · who stand
    How blessed are your men! How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!
  9. 1 Kings 10:19עֹמְדִ֖ים · standing
    The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.
  10. 1 Kings 10:20עֹמְדִ֥ים · stood
    Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.
  11. 1 Kings 12:6עֹמְדִ֗ים · had served
    Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.
  12. 1 Kings 12:8הָעֹמְדִ֖ים · and served
    But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.
  13. 1 Kings 12:32וְהֶעֱמִיד֙ · and he installed
    And Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar; he made this offering in Bethel to sacrifice to the calves he had set up, and he installed priests in Bethel for the high places he had set up.
  14. 1 Kings 13:1עֹמֵ֥ד · was standing
    Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD.
  15. 1 Kings 13:24עֹמֵ֣ד; עֹמֵ֖ד · standing
    As he went on his way, a lion met him on the road and killed him, and his body was left lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it.
  16. 1 Kings 13:25עֹמֵ֖ד · standing
    And there were men passing by who saw the body lying in the road with the lion standing beside it, and they went and reported this in the city where the old prophet lived.
  17. 1 Kings 13:28עֹמְדִ֖ים · standing
    …and he went and found the body lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it. The lion had not eaten the body or mauled the donkey.
  18. 1 Kings 15:4וּֽלְהַעֲמִ֖יד · and to make
    Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong.
  19. 1 Kings 17:1עָמַ֣דְתִּי · I stand
    Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”
  20. 1 Kings 18:15עָמַ֖דְתִּי · I stand
    Then Elijah said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will present myself to Ahab today.”
  21. 1 Kings 19:11וְעָמַדְתָּ֣ · and stand
    Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.
  22. 1 Kings 19:13וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד · and stood
    When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
  23. 1 Kings 20:38וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד · and waited
    …and the prophet went and waited on the road for the king, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes.
  24. 1 Kings 22:19עֹמֵ֣ד · standing
    Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.
  25. 1 Kings 22:21וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ · stood
    Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD.
  26. 1 Kings 22:35מָעֳמָ֛ד · propped up
    The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. And the blood from his wound ran out onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died.
  27. 2 Kings 2:7וַיַּעַמְד֥וּ · and stood; עָמְד֥וּ · of them stood
    Then a company of fifty of the sons of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing Elijah and Elisha as the two of them stood by the Jordan.
  28. 2 Kings 2:13וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד · and stood
    Elisha also picked up the cloak that had fallen from Elijah, and he went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.
  29. 2 Kings 3:14עָמַ֣דְתִּי · I stand
    Then Elisha said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not for my regard for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you or acknowledge you.
  30. 2 Kings 3:21וַיַּעַמְד֖וּ · and stationed
    Now all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So all who could bear arms, young and old, were summoned and stationed at the border.
  31. 2 Kings 4:6וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד · stopped flowing
    When all the jars were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another.” But he replied, “There are no more jars.” Then the oil stopped flowing.
  32. 2 Kings 4:12וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד · she stood
    And he said to Gehazi his servant, “Call the Shunammite woman.” And when he had called her, she stood before him,
  33. 2 Kings 4:15וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד · and she stood
    “Call her,” said Elisha. So Gehazi called her, and she stood in the doorway.
  34. 2 Kings 5:9וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד · and stood
    So Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stood at the door of Elisha’s house.
  35. 2 Kings 5:11וְעָמַד֙ · stand
    But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy.
  36. 2 Kings 5:15וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד · stood
    Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “Now I know for sure that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.”
  37. 2 Kings 5:16עָמַ֥דְתִּי · I stand
    But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And although Naaman urged him to accept it, he refused.
  38. 2 Kings 5:25וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד · and stood
    When Gehazi went in and stood before his master, Elisha asked him, “Gehazi, where have you been?” “Your servant did not go anywhere,” he replied.
  39. 2 Kings 6:31יַעֲמֹ֞ד · remains
    He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!”
  40. 2 Kings 8:9וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד · and stood
    So Hazael went to meet Elisha, taking with him a gift of forty camel loads of every good thing from Damascus. And he went in and stood before him and said, “Your son Ben-hadad king of Aram has sent me to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”
  41. 2 Kings 8:11וַיַּעֲמֵ֥ד · [Elisha] fixed
    Elisha fixed his gaze steadily on him until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God began to weep.
  42. 2 Kings 9:17עֹמֵ֨ד · standing
    Now the watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops approaching, and he called out, “I see a company of troops!” “Choose a rider,” Joram commanded. “Send him out to meet them and ask, ‘Have you come in peace?’”
  43. 2 Kings 10:4עָמְד֖וּ · stand; נַעֲמֹ֥ד
    But they were terrified and reasoned, “If two kings could not stand against him, how can we?”
  44. 2 Kings 10:9וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֔ד · and stood
    The next morning, Jehu went out and stood before all the people and said, “You are innocent. It was I who conspired against my master and killed him. But who killed all these?
  45. 2 Kings 11:11וַיַּעַמְד֨וּ · stood
    And the guards stood with weapons in hand surrounding the king by the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple.
  46. 2 Kings 11:14עֹמֵ֨ד · standing
    And she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason! Treason!”
  47. 2 Kings 13:6עָמְדָ֖ה · remained standing
    Nevertheless, they did not turn away from the sins that the house of Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit, but they continued to walk in them. The Asherah pole even remained standing in Samaria.