עָמַ֣ד
𐤏𐤌𐤃
ʻâmad
could stand
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 moreEsther 9:2 · Word #14
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 HVqp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | could stand |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5975-01
he stood
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, perfect (suffix conjugation), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular expresses a completed action of standing or taking one’s place. "He stood" preserves the core vertical-stability imagery of the root without importing contextual nuances such as serving or enduring. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
stood
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | In context, the subject is indefinite ('no man') and in past tense, so the simple past 'stood' is better than 'he stood'. The negative already comes from the previous word ('not'). |
Bantu Hebrew
עָמַ֣ד (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.