Deuteronomy 18:5:7Deut.18.5.W7TAB
לַעֲמֹ֨ד
laamod
“to stand”
- Transliteration
- la-a-MOD
- Extended
- lah-a-MOHd
- IPA
- /laʕaˈmoːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- to stand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-a-MOD
- phraseyour reading level
la-a-MOD le-sha-RET be-SHEM-Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
la-a-MOD le-sha-RET be-SHEM-Ye-ho-VAH HU u-va-NAV kol-ha-ya-MIM
- sentence
KI BO ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha mi-KOL-she-va-TE-kha la-a-MOD le-sha-RET be-SHEM-Ye-ho-VAH HU u-va-NAV kol-ha-ya-MIM
Exegesis
The parallel infinitive constructions la‘amod {לַעֲמֹד | la-‘a-môḏ} ‘to stand’ and le-sharet {לְשָׁרֵת | lə-šā-rêṯ} ‘to minister’ convey the dual purpose of ceremonial positioning and priestly service.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-m-d
“to stand, take one’s place”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:5
For the LORD your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand and to minister in the name of the LORD, he and his sons all the days.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 18:5, so the Hebrew word לַעֲמֹ֨ד (laamod) 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 Deut.18.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.5.W7.S1) and character.