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עָמַד H5975
H5975 is the Hebrew word עָמַד, transliterated ʻâmad and said aw-mad'. The King James Version most often renders it stood.
What it means
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive).
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 354 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of 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, [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.
Verses using עָמַד
The first 40 of 477 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 18:8 · KJV
And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
Genesis 18:22 · KJV
And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
Genesis 19:17 · KJV
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; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
Genesis 19:27 · KJV
And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD:
Genesis 24:30 · KJV
And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
Genesis 24:31 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 bearing.
Genesis 30:9 · KJV
When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.
Genesis 41:1 · KJV
And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
Genesis 41:3 · KJV
And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.
Genesis 41:17 · KJV
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:
Genesis 41:46 · KJV
And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
Genesis 43:15 · KJV
And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
Genesis 45:1 · KJV
Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.
Genesis 47:7 · KJV
And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
Exodus 3:5 · KJV
And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
Exodus 8:22 · KJV
And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.
Exodus 9:10 · KJV
And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.
Exodus 9:11 · KJV
And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
Exodus 9:16 · KJV
And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
Exodus 9:28 · KJV
Intreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.
Exodus 14:19 · KJV
And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:
Exodus 17:6 · KJV
Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
Exodus 18:13 · KJV
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening.
Exodus 18:23 · KJV
If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.
Exodus 20:18 · KJV
And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.
Exodus 20:21 · KJV
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
Exodus 21:21 · KJV
Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
Exodus 32:26 · KJV
Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD’s side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.
Exodus 33:9 · KJV
And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the Lord talked with Moses.
Exodus 33:10 · KJV
And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man in his tent door.
Leviticus 9:5 · KJV
And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD.
Leviticus 13:5 · KJV
And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague in his sight be at a stay, and the plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more:
Leviticus 13:23 · KJV
But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
Leviticus 13:28 · KJV
And if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not in the skin, but it be somewhat dark; it is a rising of the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him clean: for it is an inflammation of the burning.
Leviticus 13:37 · KJV
But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
Leviticus 14:11 · KJV
And the priest that maketh him clean shall present the man that is to be made clean, and those things, before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:
Leviticus 16:7 · KJV
And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Leviticus 16:10 · KJV
But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.
Leviticus 18:23 · KJV
Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5975 mean?
H5975 is the Hebrew word עָמַד (ʻâmad), meaning to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive).
How is H5975 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it stood (151 times), stand (95 times), set (27 times), standeth (12 times), stand up (12 times), among others.
How many times does H5975 appear in the Bible?
עָמַד (ʻâmad) is tagged in 477 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5975 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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