Hebrew Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's H5975: עָמַד (ʻâmad) Definition

Strong's number
H5975
Lemma
עָמַד
Transliteration
ʻâmad
Pronunciation
aw-mad'
Strong's definition
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) 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, [phrase] 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. a primitive root;

494 instances of the word עָמַד ʻâmad (H5975)


  • Genesis 18:22 - turned their faces toward Sodom but Abraham yet stood before the LORD

  • Genesis 19:17 - And it came to pass when they had brought them forth abroad that he said Escape for thy life look not behind thee neither stay thou in all the plain to the mountain Escape lest thou be consumed

  • Genesis 19:27 - gat up early And Abraham in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD

  • Genesis 24:30 - And it came to pass when he saw the earring and bracelets by hands his sister and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister saying Thus spake the man unto me that he came the man and behold he stood by the camels by at the well

  • Genesis 24:31 - And he said Come in thou blessed of the LORD wherefore standest thou without for I have prepared the house and room for the camels

  • Genesis 29:35 - And she conceived again and bare a son and she said Now will I praise the LORD therefore she called his name Judah and left again and bare

  • Genesis 30:9 - saw When Leah that she had left bearing she took Zilpah her maid and gave her Jacob to wife

  • Genesis 41:1 - And it came to pass at the end years of two full that Pharaoh dreamed and behold he stood by the river

  • Genesis 41:3 - And behold seven kine other came up after them of the river ill favoured and leanfleshed and stood by kine upon the brink of the river

  • Genesis 41:17 - said And Pharaoh unto Joseph In my dream behold I stood upon the bank of the river

  • Genesis 41:46 - And Joseph old was thirty years when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt went out And Joseph before Pharaoh and went throughout all the land of Egypt

  • Genesis 43:15 - and they took present that double money and they took in their hand and Benjamin and rose up and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph

  • Genesis 45:1 - could Then Joseph not refrain himself before all them that stood by him and he cried Cause every man from me And there stood every man made himself known Then Joseph unto his brethren

  • Genesis 45:9 - Haste ye and go up to my father and say and say thy son Joseph hath made God me lord of all Egypt come down unto me tarry

  • Genesis 47:7 - brought in And Joseph Jacob his father and set him before Pharaoh blessed Jacob Pharaoh

  • Habakkuk 2:1 - upon my watch I will stand and set me upon the tower and will watch to see what he will say unto me and what I shall answer when I am reproved

  • Habakkuk 3:6 - He stood the earth he beheld and drove asunder the nations were scattered mountains and the everlasting did bow hills are everlasting his ways are everlasting

  • Habakkuk 3:11 - The sun and moon stood still in their habitation at the light of thine arrows they went and at the shining of thy glittering spear

  • Haggai 2:5 - According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt so my spirit remaineth among you fear

  • Hosea 10:9 - from the days in Gibeah thou hast sinned O Israel there they stood did not overtake in Gibeah the battle against the children of iniquity