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Nehemiah 8:4
“And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
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
- וַֽ — conjunction
- יַּעֲמֹ֞ד — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 526 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 18:8Genesis 18:22Genesis 19:17Genesis 19:27Genesis 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.
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.