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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. 2 Kings 13:18וַֽיַּעֲמֹֽד׃ · and stopped
    Then Elisha said, “Take the arrows!” So he took them, and Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground!” So he struck the ground three times and stopped.
  2. 2 Kings 15:20עָ֥מַד · remain
    Menahem exacted this money from each of the wealthy men of Israel—fifty shekels of silver from each man—to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not remain in the land.
  3. 2 Kings 18:17וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ · and stationed themselves
    Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
  4. 2 Kings 18:28וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ · stood
    Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria!
  5. 2 Kings 23:3וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד · stood; וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד · entered
    So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant.
  6. 1 Chronicles 6:31הֶעֱמִ֥יד · put
    These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there.
  7. 1 Chronicles 6:32וַיַּעַמְד֥וּ · And they performed
    They ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them.
  8. 1 Chronicles 6:33הָעֹמְדִ֖ים · are the men who served
    These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
  9. 1 Chronicles 6:39הָעֹמֵ֖ד · who served
    Heman’s kinsman was Asaph, who served at his right hand: Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
  10. 1 Chronicles 15:16לְהַֽעֲמִ֗יד · to appoint
    David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.
  11. 1 Chronicles 15:17וַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּ · appointed
    So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;
  12. 1 Chronicles 16:17וַיַּעֲמִידֶ֤הָ · He confirmed it
    He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
  13. 1 Chronicles 17:14וְהַֽעֲמַדְתִּ֛יהוּ · But I will set him
    But I will set him over My house and My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.”
  14. 1 Chronicles 20:4וַתַּעֲמֹ֧ד · broke out
    Some time later, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim, and the Philistines were subdued.
  15. 1 Chronicles 21:1וַיַּֽעֲמֹ֥ד · rose up
    Then Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.
  16. 1 Chronicles 21:15עֹמֵ֔ד · was standing
    Then God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem, but as the angel was doing so, the LORD saw it and relented from the calamity, and He said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
  17. 1 Chronicles 21:16עֹמֵ֗ד · standing
    When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.
  18. 1 Chronicles 22:2וַיַּעֲמֵ֣ד · from whom he appointed
    So David gave orders to gather the foreigners in the land of Israel, from whom he appointed stonecutters to prepare finished stones for building the house of God.
  19. 1 Chronicles 23:30וְלַעֲמֹד֙ · They were also to stand
    They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening.
  20. 2 Chronicles 3:13עֹמְדִ֥ים · stood
    So the total wingspan of these cherubim was twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main room.
  21. 2 Chronicles 4:4עוֹמֵ֞ד · [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.
  22. 2 Chronicles 5:12עֹמְדִ֖ים · stood
    …all the Levitical singers—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres, accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets.
  23. 2 Chronicles 5:14לַעֲמ֥וֹד · 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 God.
  24. 2 Chronicles 6:3עוֹמֵֽד׃ · stood [there]
    And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them all
  25. 2 Chronicles 6:12וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗ד · Then [Solomon] stood
    Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
  26. 2 Chronicles 6:13וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד · He stood
    Now Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high and had placed it in the middle of the courtyard. He stood on it, knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,
  27. 2 Chronicles 7:6עֹמְדִ֗ים · stood; עֹמְדִֽים׃ס · were standing
    The priests stood at their posts, as did the Levites with the musical instruments of the LORD, which King David had made for giving thanks to the LORD and with which David had offered praise, saying, “For His loving devotion endures forever.” Across from the Levites, the priests sounded trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing.
  28. 2 Chronicles 8:14וַיַּעֲמֵ֣ד · [Solomon] appointed
    In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.
  29. 2 Chronicles 9:7הָעֹמְדִ֤ים · who stand
    How blessed are your men! How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!
  30. 2 Chronicles 9:8לְהַעֲמִיד֣וֹ · enough to establish them
    Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God. Because your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, He has made you king over them to carry out justice and righteousness.”
  31. 2 Chronicles 9:18עֹמְדִ֖ים · standing
    The throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold was attached to it. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.
  32. 2 Chronicles 9:19עֹמְדִ֥ים · 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.
  33. 2 Chronicles 10:6עֹֽמְדִ֗ים · 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.
  34. 2 Chronicles 10:8הָעֹמְדִ֖ים · 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.
  35. 2 Chronicles 11:15וַיַּֽעֲמֶד־ · And Jeroboam appointed
    And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made.
  36. 2 Chronicles 11:22וַיַּֽעֲמֵ֨ד · appointed
    Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, intending to make him king.
  37. 2 Chronicles 18:18עֹֽמְדִ֔ים · 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 on His right and on His left.
  38. 2 Chronicles 18:20וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ · stood
    Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD.
  39. 2 Chronicles 18:34מַעֲמִ֧יד · propped himself up
    The battle raged throughout that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. And at sunset he died.
  40. 2 Chronicles 19:5וַיַּעֲמֵ֨ד · He appointed
    He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah.
  41. 2 Chronicles 19:8הֶעֱמִ֨יד · appointed
    Moreover, Jehoshaphat appointed in Jerusalem some of the Levites, priests, and heads of the Israelite families to judge on behalf of the LORD and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem.
  42. 2 Chronicles 20:5וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד · stood
    Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the house of the LORD in front of the new courtyard
  43. 2 Chronicles 20:9נַֽעַמְדָ֞ה · we will stand
    ‘If disaster comes upon us—whether sword or judgment, plague or famine—we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your Name is in this temple. We will cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear us and save us.’
  44. 2 Chronicles 20:13עֹמְדִ֖ים · were standing
    Meanwhile all the men of Judah, with their wives and children and little ones, were standing before the LORD.
  45. 2 Chronicles 20:17עִמְד֡וּ · stand firm
    You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”
  46. 2 Chronicles 20:20עָמַ֣ד · stood up
    Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be upheld; believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.”
  47. 2 Chronicles 20:21וַיַּעֲמֵ֤ד · and appointed those
    Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.”
  48. 2 Chronicles 20:23וַ֠יַּֽעַמְדוּ · rose up
    The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction. And when they had finished off the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.