עָמַד

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

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.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to stand, remain, endure, take one's stand
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(hiphil)
• 4.(hophal) to be presented, be caused to stand, be stood before

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʻâmad; Pronunciation: aw-mad'