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עַמּוּד H5982

H5982 is the Hebrew word עַמּוּד, transliterated ʻammûwd and said am-mood'. The King James Version most often renders it pillars.

Word: עַמּוּדTransliteration: ʻammûwdSaid: am-mood'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 81 verses

What it means

a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform.

Where it comes from

or עַמֻּד; from H5975 (עָמַד).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 106 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

pillars 68×pillar 26×thereof and the pillars 2×concerning the pillars 2×nor the pillar 1×through the pillar 1×cubits their pillars 1×other pillars 1×apiece 1×two pillars 1×neither the pillar 1×also the pillars 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: [idiom] apiece, pillar.

Verses using עַמּוּד

The first 40 of 81 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 13:21 · KJV

And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:

Exodus 13:22 · KJV

He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.

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 14:24 · KJV

And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,

Exodus 26:32 · KJV

And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver.

Exodus 26:37 · KJV

And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.

Exodus 27:10 · KJV

And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.

Exodus 27:11 · KJV

And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

Exodus 27:12 · KJV

And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.

Exodus 27:14 · KJV

The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.

Exodus 27:15 · KJV

And on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.

Exodus 27:16 · KJV

And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.

Exodus 27:17 · KJV

All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass.

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.

Exodus 35:11 · KJV

The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets,

Exodus 35:17 · KJV

The hangings of the court, his pillars, and their sockets, and the hanging for the door of the court,

Exodus 36:36 · KJV

And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver.

Exodus 36:38 · KJV

And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five sockets were of brass.

Exodus 38:10 · KJV

Their pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.

Exodus 38:11 · KJV

And for the north side the hangings were an hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

Exodus 38:12 · KJV

And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

Exodus 38:14 · KJV

The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.

Exodus 38:15 · KJV

And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.

Exodus 38:17 · KJV

And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.

Exodus 38:19 · KJV

And their pillars were four, and their sockets of brass four; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their chapiters and their fillets of silver.

Exodus 38:28 · KJV

And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them.

Exodus 39:33 · KJV

And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the tent, and all his furniture, his taches, his boards, his bars, and his pillars, and his sockets,

Exodus 39:40 · KJV

The hangings of the court, his pillars, and his sockets, and the hanging for the court gate, his cords, and his pins, and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of the congregation,

Numbers 3:36 · KJV

And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto,

Numbers 3:37 · KJV

And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords.

Numbers 4:31 · KJV

And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,

Numbers 4:32 · KJV

And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden.

Numbers 12:5 · KJV

And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth.

Numbers 14:14 · KJV

And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that thou LORD art among this people, that thou LORD art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night.

Deuteronomy 31:15 · KJV

And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle.

Judges 16:26 · KJV

And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them.

Judges 16:29 · KJV

And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.

Judges 20:40 · KJV

But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.

1 Kings 7:2 · KJV

He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5982 mean?

H5982 is the Hebrew word עַמּוּד (ʻammûwd), meaning a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform.

How is H5982 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it pillars (68 times), pillar (26 times), thereof and the pillars (2 times), concerning the pillars (2 times), nor the pillar (1 time), among others.

How many times does H5982 appear in the Bible?

עַמּוּד (ʻammûwd) is tagged in 81 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5982 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or עַמֻּד; from H5975 (עָמַד).

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