יַעֲמִדֵֽ/נִי
𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃/𐤍𐤉
ʻâmad
he sets/stands me
To stand; to be in a standing position, to take one's place, or to remain in position, both literally (standing upright) and figuratively (remaining firm, persisting, enduring, occupying an office or position). The verb can refer to the act of physically rising or standing still, of taking a stance in readiness or opposition, of serving in an official or cultic capacity, or of enduring/changing states. In its causative (hiphil) stem, it often means 'to set up,' 'to appoint,' 'to establish,' or 'to cause to stand.' Across its occurrences, עָמַד expresses a range of staying, enduring, or being present in a situation, alongside senses of regularly appointed activity or official status.
ima "to stand, to stand up" (Kongo) · -ima "to stand up, be on one's feet" (Kirundi) · yima "to stand, to stop, to remain" (Tsonga) +7 more2 Samuel 22:34 · Word #7
Lexicon H5975
| Lemma | עָמַד |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤌𐤃 |
| Transliteration | ʻâmad |
| Strong's | H5975 |
| Definition | To stand; to be in a standing position, to take one's place, or to remain in position, both literally (standing upright) and figuratively (remaining firm, persisting, enduring, occupying an office or position). The verb can refer to the act of physically rising or standing still, of taking a stance in readiness or opposition, of serving in an official or cultic capacity, or of enduring/changing states. In its causative (hiphil) stem, it often means 'to set up,' 'to appoint,' 'to establish,' or 'to cause to stand.' Across its occurrences, עָמַד expresses a range of staying, enduring, or being present in a situation, alongside senses of regularly appointed activity or official status. |
Morphology HVhi3ms/Sp1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | he sets/stands me |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5975-96
he causes me to stand
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 1st common singular pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem conveys causation, shifting the root idea "to stand" into "to cause to stand" or "to establish." The 3ms imperfect with 1cs suffix is reflected as "he" acting upon "me." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
he causes me to stand
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | 'He causes me to stand' is contextually correct and reflects the grammatical causative stem as in P1. No adjustment needed. |
Bantu Hebrew
יַעֲמִדֵֽ/נִי (ʻâmad) — To stand; to be in a standing position, to take one's place, or to remain in position, both literally (standing upright) and figuratively (remaining firm, persisting, enduring, occupying an office or position). The verb can refer to the act of physically rising or standing still, of taking a stance in readiness or opposition, of serving in an official or cultic capacity, or of enduring/changing states. In its causative (hiphil) stem, it often means 'to set up,' 'to appoint,' 'to establish,' or 'to cause to stand.' Across its occurrences, עָמַד expresses a range of staying, enduring, or being present in a situation, alongside senses of regularly appointed activity or official status.
| Word | Meaning | Language |
|---|---|---|
| ima | to stand, to stand up | Kongo |
| -ima | to stand up, be on one's feet | Kirundi |
| yima | to stand, to stop, to remain | Tsonga |
| ima | to stand, to be standing, to endure | Chichewa |
| -ma | to stand, to persist, be firm | Zulu |
| kũimĩra | to stand (up), to stand still | Kikuyu |
| -yimirira | to stand, to remain standing, to persist | Luganda |
| -mira | to stand, to stop, to remain standing | Shona |
| -simama | to stand, to stand up, to remain standing, to endure | Swahili |
| ima | to stand, to be standing | Bemba |