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Strong's Number H5975

עָמַד

`amad · aw-mad'

Transliteration:

`amad{aw-mad'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

1637

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)

Usage in the KJV:

stood 191, stand 128, (raise, stand...) up 17, set 44, stay 10, still 15, appointed 10, standing 12, endure 3, remain 3, present 6, continue 4, withstand 4, waited 5, establish 3, misc 42

Total: 521
Occurs 522 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

to stand, remain, endure, take one's stand
1. (Qal)
  1. to stand, take one's stand, be in a standing attitude, stand forth, take a stand, present oneself, attend upon, be or become servant of
  2. to stand still, stop (moving or doing), cease
  3. to tarry, delay, remain, continue, abide, endure, persist, be steadfast
  4. to make a stand, hold one's ground
  5. to stand upright, remain standing, stand up, rise, be erect, be upright
  6. to arise, appear, come on the scene, stand forth, appear, rise up or against
  7. to stand with, take one's stand, be appointed, grow flat, grow insipid
2. (Hiphil)
  1. to station, set
  2. to cause to stand firm, maintain
  3. to cause to stand up, cause to set up, erect
  4. to present (one) before (king)
  5. to appoint, ordain, establish
3. (Hophal) to be presented, be caused to stand, be stood before