Jeremiah 23:18:3Jer.23.18.W3TAB
עָמַד֙
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
KI MI a-MAD
- clause
KI MI a-MAD be-SOD Ye-ho-VAH ve-ye-RE ve-yish-me-A ET-de-va-RO
- sentence
KI MI a-MAD be-SOD Ye-ho-VAH ve-ye-RE ve-yish-me-A ET-de-va-RO MI-hik-SHIV div-RE de-va-RO va-yish-MA
Exegesis
The verb amad {עָמַד | ʿā-mad} ‘has stood’ in the Qal perfect denotes a completed action, and the prepositional phrase be-sōd-YHWH {בְּס֣וֹד־יְהוָ֔ה | bə-sōd-Yəhōwāh} ‘in the council of the LORD’ uses a maqqef-joined construct to indicate participation in the divine assembly.
Root and etymology
ʿ-m-dayin–mem–dalet
“to stand”
In context — Jeremiah 23:18
For who has stood in the council of the LORD , and seen and heard His word? Who has listened attentively to His word and heard it?
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 23:18, so the Hebrew word עָמַד֙ (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 Jer.23.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.18.W3.S1) and character.