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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. Nehemiah 10:32וְהֶעֱמַ֤דְנוּ · We also place
    We also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God:
  2. Nehemiah 12:31וָאַעֲמִ֡ידָה · and I appointed
    Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and I appointed two great thanksgiving choirs. One was to proceed along the top of the wall to the right, toward the Dung Gate.
  3. Nehemiah 12:39וְעָ֣מְד֔וּ · And they stopped
    …over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
  4. Nehemiah 12:40וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֛דְנָה · then stood
    The two thanksgiving choirs then stood in the house of God, as did I, along with the half of the officials accompanying me,
  5. Nehemiah 12:44הָעֹמְדִֽים׃ · who were serving
    And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.
  6. Nehemiah 13:11וָֽאַעֲמִדֵ֖ם · and stationed them
    So I rebuked the officials and asked, “Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts,
  7. Nehemiah 13:19הֶֽעֱמַ֙דְתִּי֙ · I posted
    When the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem, just before the Sabbath, I ordered that the gates be shut and not opened until after the Sabbath. I posted some of my servants at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.
  8. Nehemiah 13:30וָאַעֲמִ֧ידָה · and I assigned
    Thus I purified the priests and Levites from everything foreign, and I assigned specific duties to each of the priests and Levites.
  9. Esther 3:4הֲיַֽעַמְדוּ֙ · would be tolerated
    Day after day they warned him, but he would not comply. So they reported it to Haman to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would be tolerated, since he had told them he was a Jew.
  10. Esther 4:5הֶעֱמִ֣יד · appointed
    Then Esther summoned Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs appointed to her, and she dispatched him to Mordecai to learn what was troubling him and why.
  11. Esther 4:14יַעֲמ֤וֹד · will arise
    For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
  12. Esther 5:1וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֞ד · and stood
    On the third day, Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace across from the king’s quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing the entrance.
  13. Esther 5:2עֹמֶ֙דֶת֙ · standing
    As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she found favor in his sight. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.
  14. Esther 6:5עֹמֵ֣ד · standing
    So the king’s attendants answered him, “Haman is there, standing in the court.” “Bring him in,” ordered the king.
  15. Esther 7:7עָמַ֗ד · stayed behind
    In his fury, the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden, while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king was planning a terrible fate for him.
  16. Esther 7:9עֹמֵד֙
    Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said: “There is a gallows fifty cubits high at Haman’s house. He had it built for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.” “Hang him on it!” declared the king.
  17. Esther 8:4וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד · and stood
    The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, and she arose and stood before the king.
  18. Esther 8:11וְלַעֲמֹ֣ד
    By these letters the king permitted the Jews in each and every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province hostile to them, including women and children, and to plunder their possessions.
  19. Esther 9:2עָמַ֣ד · could withstand
    In each of the provinces of King Xerxes, the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who sought to harm them. No man could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen upon all peoples.
  20. Esther 9:16וְעָמֹ֣ד · to defend
    The rest of the Jews in the royal provinces also assembled to defend themselves and rid themselves of their enemies. They killed 75,000 who hated them, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.
  21. Job 4:16יַעֲמֹ֤ד׀ · It stood still
    It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; a form loomed before my eyes, and I heard a whispering voice:
  22. Job 8:15יַעֲמֹ֑ד · but it gives way
    He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.
  23. Job 14:2יַעֲמֽוֹד׃ · endure
    Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.
  24. Job 29:8עָמָֽדוּ׃ · to their feet
    …the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet.
  25. Job 30:20עָ֝מַ֗דְתִּי · when I stand up
    I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer; when I stand up, You merely look at me.
  26. Job 32:16עָ֝מְד֗וּ · they stand
    Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand and no longer reply?
  27. Job 34:24וַיַּעֲמֵ֖ד · and sets up
    He shatters the mighty without inquiry and sets up others in their place.
  28. Job 37:14עֲ֝מֹ֗ד · stand still
    Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.
  29. Psalm 1:1עָמָ֑ד · set foot
    Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
  30. Psalm 10:1תַּעֲמֹ֣ד · do You stand
    Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
  31. Psalm 18:33יַעֲמִידֵֽנִי׃ · and stations me
    He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
  32. Psalm 19:9עוֹמֶ֪דֶת · enduring forever
    The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous.
  33. Psalm 26:12עָֽמְדָ֣ה · stand
    My feet stand on level ground; in the congregations I will bless the LORD.
  34. Psalm 30:7הֶעֱמַ֪דְתָּה · You made
    O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.
  35. Psalm 31:8הֶֽעֱמַ֖דְתָּ · You have set
    You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.
  36. Psalm 33:9וַֽיַּעֲמֹֽד׃ · and it stood firm
    For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.
  37. Psalm 33:11תַּעֲמֹ֑ד · stands forever
    The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.
  38. Psalm 38:11יַעֲמֹ֑דוּ · shun; עָמָֽדוּ׃ · stand
    My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.
  39. Psalm 76:7יַעֲמֹ֥ד · can stand
    You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
  40. Psalm 102:26תַ֫עֲמֹ֥ד · remain
    They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.
  41. Psalm 104:6יַֽעַמְדוּ־ · stood
    You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
  42. Psalm 105:10וַיַּֽעֲמִידֶ֣הָ · He confirmed it
    He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
  43. Psalm 106:23עָמַ֣ד · stood
    So He said He would destroy them—had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.
  44. Psalm 106:30וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד · stood
    But Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained.
  45. Psalm 107:25וַֽ֭יַּעֲמֵד · and raised
    For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.
  46. Psalm 109:6יַעֲמֹ֥ד · stand
    Set over him a wicked man; let an accuser stand at his right hand.
  47. Psalm 109:31יַ֭עֲמֹד · He stands
    For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
  48. Psalm 111:3עֹמֶ֥דֶת · endures
    Splendid and majestic is His work; His righteousness endures forever.
  49. Psalm 111:10עֹמֶ֥דֶת · endures
    The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!