4612. maamad

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maamad: Standing place, station, position

Original Word: מַעֲמָד
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: ma`amad
Pronunciation: mah-ah-MAHD
Phonetic Spelling: (mah-am-awd')
Definition: Standing place, station, position
Meaning: a position

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

attendance, office, place, state

From amad; (figuratively) a position -- attendance, office, place, state.

see HEBREW amad

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from amad
Definition
office, function, service
NASB Translation
attendance (2), office (1), station (1), stations (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[מַעֲמָד] noun [masculine] office, function, service; —

1 station, office, post (מַעֲמָֽדְךָ) Isaiah 22:19 ("" מַצָּֽבְךָ), עַלמַֿעֲמָדָם2Chronicles 35:15 at their post.

2 office, function 1 Chronicles 23:28.

3 service, probably specifically waiting at table (strictly mode of standing), construct מַעֲמַד מְשָֽׁרְתָיו 1 Kings 10:5 2Chronicles 9:4.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root עָמַד (amad), meaning "to stand" or "to take one's stand."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • While there is no direct one-to-one correspondence between Hebrew and Greek terms in Strong's Concordance, the concept of "position" or "standing" can be related to Greek terms such as στάσις (stasis, Strong's Greek 4714), which means "standing" or "position," and τάξις (taxis, Strong's Greek 5010), meaning "order" or "arrangement." These Greek terms capture similar ideas of standing, position, and order within a community or assembly.

Usage: The word מַעֲמָד is used in the context of describing a place or position, often in relation to standing or being stationed. It appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, indicating both literal and metaphorical standings.

Context: • מַעֲמָד (ma'amad) is a noun masculine that appears in the Hebrew Bible to describe a position or standing place. It is used in contexts that involve physical locations where individuals or groups are stationed or take their stand. The term can also extend to describe a figurative position, such as a role or status within a community or before God.
• In 1 Chronicles 23:28, מַעֲמָד is used to describe the duties of the Levites, indicating their assigned positions or roles in the service of the house of the LORD: "For their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron in the service of the house of the LORD, having charge of the courts and the chambers, the purification of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God."
• The term is also found in 2 Chronicles 35:15, where it describes the positions of the singers and gatekeepers during the Passover celebration: "The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were in their positions according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. The gatekeepers were at each gate; they did not need to leave their positions, because their fellow Levites made the preparations for them."
• מַעֲמָד emphasizes the importance of order, duty, and the fulfillment of roles within the religious and communal life of Israel. It underscores the structured nature of worship and service, highlighting the significance of each individual's contribution to the collective whole.

Forms and Transliterations

וּמִמַּעֲמָֽדְךָ֖ וּמַעֲמַ֨ד וממעמדך ומעמד מַעֲמָדָ֗ם מַעֲמָדָ֞ם מעמדם ma‘ămāḏām ma·‘ă·mā·ḏām maamaDam ū·ma·‘ă·maḏ ū·mim·ma·‘ă·mā·ḏə·ḵā ūma‘ămaḏ umaaMad umimaamadeCha ūmimma‘ămāḏəḵā

Englishman's Concordance

1 Kings 10:5
HEB: וּמוֹשַׁ֣ב עֲבָדָיו֩ וּמַעֲמַ֨ד [מְשָׁרְתֹו כ]
NAS: of his servants, the attendance of his waiters
KJV: of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers,
INT: the seating of his servants the attendance minister and their attire

1 Chronicles 23:28
HEB: כִּ֣י מַעֲמָדָ֞ם לְיַד־ בְּנֵ֣י
NAS: For their office is to assist the sons
KJV: Because their office [was] to wait
INT: For their office assist the sons

2 Chronicles 9:4
HEB: וּמוֹשַׁ֣ב עֲבָדָיו֩ וּמַעֲמַ֨ד מְשָׁרְתָ֜יו וּמַלְבּֽוּשֵׁיהֶ֗ם
NAS: of his servants, the attendance of his ministers
KJV: of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers,
INT: the seating of his servants the attendance of his ministers and their attire

2 Chronicles 35:15
HEB: אָסָ֜ף עַל־ מַעֲמָדָ֗ם כְּמִצְוַ֤ת דָּוִיד֙
NAS: of Asaph, [were] also at their stations according to the command
KJV: of Asaph [were] in their place, according to the commandment
INT: of Asaph at their stations to the command of David

Isaiah 22:19
HEB: וַהֲדַפְתִּ֖יךָ מִמַּצָּבֶ֑ךָ וּמִמַּעֲמָֽדְךָ֖ יֶהֶרְסֶֽךָ׃
NAS: And I will pull you down from your station.
KJV: thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.
INT: will depose your office your station will pull

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4612
5 Occurrences

ma·‘ă·mā·ḏām — 2 Occ.
ū·ma·‘ă·maḏ — 2 Occ.
ū·mim·ma·‘ă·mā·ḏə·ḵā — 1 Occ.