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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
a-MAD
- phraseyour reading level
a-MAD a-LAV
- clause
ve-ISH a-MAD a-LAV min-na-a-RE yo-AV
- 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 context — 2 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.