Original Language Studio

2 Chronicles 30:5

“So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beer–sheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the Lord God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written.” (KJV)

Tap a word · read right to left

Lexical meaning

עָמַדʻâmad · aw-mad'
H5975 · Hebrew

Definition: to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV 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.
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יַּֽעֲמִ֣ידוּ — verb Hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
Code HC/Vhw3mp
Usage: Occurs 526 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 18:8 Genesis 18:22 Genesis 19:17 Genesis 19:27 Genesis 24:30

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read עָמַד here.

Verse 4 Verse 6

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.