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עמד

  • /(ʕ)amad/ Modern Israeli

Sounds like אָמַד (amád)

Where it comes from

Cognate with Arabic عَمَدَ (ʕamada).

verb עָמַד · amád · לעמוד · לַעֲמֹד · עֲמִידָה · -

  1. construction pa'al, intransitive, of a person to stand (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) הוא עמד, הביט והגה, כדרכו תמיד, ומסביב לו – קשקוש־שפתים, טלטול־חפצים, […] He stood, looked and pondered [or declared], as his way always, around him – idle chatter of lips, shaking of objects, […]
  2. construction pa'al, intransitive, of a structure or vertical object to stand, to be located

    Similar: ממוקם, מְמֻקָּם

  3. construction pa'al, intransitive to stand still, stop (to cease moving, remain motionless)
  4. Biblical, construction pa'al, intransitive to arise, appear (to come into action, being, or notice)
  5. construction pa'al, intransitive to take a stand (against), stand up (to) (to oppose or resist)
  6. construction pa'al, intransitive to endure, persist, persevere (to withstand adverse conditions)
  7. Biblical, construction pa'al, intransitive to delay, tarry (to put off until a later time)
  8. Modern Israeli, catenative, construction pa'al to be about to אני מרגיש שהלב שלי עומד להתפוצץ

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {עמד},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%9E%D7%93},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}