2 Samuel 20:11:22 Sam.20.11.W2TAB

עָמַ֣ד

amad

stood

Transliteration
a-MAD
Extended
aa-MAHD
IPA
/ʕaːˈmad/

Meaning by language

English
stood

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Result
עָ + מַ֣ד
a + mad
amad

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Daletd as in door

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-MAD

  2. phraseyour reading level

    a-MAD a-LAV

  3. clause

    ve-ISH a-MAD a-LAV min-na-a-RE yo-AV

  4. sentence

    ve-ISH a-MAD a-LAV min-na-a-RE yo-AV va-yo-MER MI a-SHER kha-FETS be-yo-AV u-MI a-sher-le-da-VID a-kha-RE yo-AV

Exegesis

The verb amad {עָמַד | ʿā-maḏ} with alav {עָלָיו | ʿā-lāw} forms a prepositional phrase establishing proximity rather than dominance.

Root and etymology

Rootʿ-m-d

to stand, station oneself

In context2 Samuel 20:11

And a man from the young men of Joab stood by him and said, “Whoever delights in Joab and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab!”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 20:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 20:11, so the Hebrew word עָמַ֣ד (amad) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Sam.20.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.11.W2.S1) and character.