וַ/יַּֽעַמְדוּ֙
𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤅
ʻâmad
and they stood
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 Kings 18:17 · Word #25
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 HC/Vqw3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and they stood |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5975-61
and they stood
| Morphological Notes | Qal sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem preserves the simple, intransitive sense "to stand" or "to take one’s place." The sequential imperfect 3rd masculine plural conveys a past narrative action performed by "they," hence "and they stood." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and they stood
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 gives the correct sense and standard idiom for this verb with waw in narrative. |
Bantu Hebrew
וַ/יַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ (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 |