Stand

The original-language words that the Berean Standard Bible translates with one of these: stand, stood, standing, stands. English often uses one word where Hebrew or Greek has several, each with its own shade of meaning. Under each word are verses where it is translated this way; choose the word itself for its full study: every verse, how else it is translated, the forms it takes and what the dictionaries say.

At a glance

How often each original word is translated “stand” or one of its forms.

• עָמַד âmad281
• ἵστημι hístēmi121
• קוּם qûm46
• נָצַב nâtsab26
• יָצַב yâtsab24
• מְכוֹנָה mekônâh20
• παρίστημι parístēmi17
• ἀνίστημι anístēmi15
• στήκω stḗkō9
• כֵּן kên8
• קָמָה qâmâh6
• קוּם qûm6

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Hebrew and Aramaic words (Old Testament)

• עָמַד âmadtake one's stand, standtranslated this way 281 times of its 508 uses · Strong’s H5975Verb  ·  Translated: stood 99, stand 95, standing 50, stands 12

  Genesis 18:8 Then Abraham brought curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and he set them before the men and stood by them under the tree as they ate.

  Exodus 3:5 “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”

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• קוּם qûmarise, stand up, standtranslated this way 46 times of its 594 uses · Strong’s H6965Verb  ·  Translated: rise 68, got 61, set 44, Get 42

  Genesis 31:35 Rachel said to her father, “Sir, do not be angry that I cannot stand up before you; for I am having my period.” So Laban searched but could not find the household idols.

  Exodus 33:8 Then, whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people would stand at the entrances to their own tents and watch Moses until he entered the tent.

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• נָצַב nâtsabtake one's stand, standtranslated this way 26 times of its 69 uses · Strong’s H5324Verb  ·  Translated: set 15, standing 14, stood 6, governors 3

  Genesis 18:2 And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

  Exodus 5:20 When they left Pharaoh, they confronted Moses and Aaron, who stood waiting to meet them.

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• יָצַב yâtsabset or station oneself, take one's standtranslated this way 24 times of its 47 uses · Strong’s H3320Verb  ·  Translated: stand 10, stood 7, present 7, able to stand 3

  Exodus 2:4 And his sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.

  Numbers 11:16 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you.

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• מְכוֹנָה mekônâhfixed resting-place, basetranslated this way 20 times of its 22 uses · Strong’s H4350Noun  ·  Translated: stands 10, stand 5, movable stands 4, attached to the stand 1

  1 Kings 7:27 In addition, he made ten movable stands of bronze, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high.

  2 Kings 16:17 King Ahaz also cut off the frames of the movable stands and removed the bronze basin from each of them. He took down the Sea from the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone base.

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• כֵּן kênright, veritable, honesttranslated this way 8 times of its 16 uses · Strong’s H3653Noun  ·  Translated: stand 8, place 4, position 2, pedestal 2

  Exodus 30:18 “You are to make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Set it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it,

  Leviticus 8:11 He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times, anointing the altar and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand, to consecrate them.

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• קָמָה qâmâhstanding graintranslated this way 6 times of its 10 uses · Strong’s H7054Noun  ·  Translated: standing grain 6, grown 2, grainfield 1, grain 1

  Exodus 22:6 If a fire breaks out and spreads to thornbushes so that it consumes stacked or standing grain, or the whole field, the one who started the fire must make full restitution.

  Deuteronomy 16:9 You are to count off seven weeks from the time you first put the sickle to the standing grain.

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• קוּם qûmarise, standtranslated this way 6 times of its 34 uses · Strong’s H6966Verb  ·  Translated: set 10, stood 3, appointed 2, arise 2

  Daniel 2:31 As you, O king, were watching, a great statue appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome.

  Daniel 2:44 In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.

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• יָרֵא yârêfeartranslated this way 4 times of its 312 uses · Strong’s H3372Verb  ·  Translated: afraid 109, fear 98, feared 23, awesome 21

  Deuteronomy 28:10 Then all the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will stand in awe of you.

  1 Kings 3:28 When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.

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• אָמַן âmanconfirm, supporttranslated this way 4 times of its 104 uses · Strong’s H539Verb  ·  Translated: believe 24, faithful 14, trust 8, believed 7

  Job 39:24 Trembling with excitement, he devours the distance; he cannot stand still when the ram’s horn sounds.

  Psalm 89:28 I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast.

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• עַל alheighttranslated this way 3 times of its 4,859 uses · Strong’s H5921Preposition  ·  Translated: on 777, over 297, in 218, against 216Full study and all 3,996 verses →
• תַּחַת tachaththe under parttranslated this way 3 times of its 465 uses · Strong’s H8478Preposition  ·  Translated: place 126, under 106, for 34, beneath 29Full study and all 421 verses →
• הָיָה hâyâhfall out, come to pass, become, betranslated this way 3 times of its 2,848 uses · Strong’s H1961Verb  ·  Translated: will be 206, become 178, came 169, was 151Full study and all 2,573 verses →
• כּוּן kûnbe firmtranslated this way 2 times of its 213 uses · Strong’s H3559Verb  ·  Translated: established 43, prepared 23, prepare 16, establish 15

  Joshua 4:3 and command them: ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests were standing, carry them with you, and set them down in the place where you spend the night.’”

  Psalm 101:7 No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.

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• דָּמַם dâmambe or grow dumb, silent, stilltranslated this way 2 times of its 30 uses · Strong’s H1826Verb  ·  Translated: still 4, silenced 4, rest 3, perish 2

  Joshua 10:12 On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”

  Joshua 10:13 So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”

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• יָשַׁב yâshabsit, remain, dwelltranslated this way 2 times of its 1,049 uses · Strong’s H3427Verb  ·  Translated: lived 103, dwell 89, live 84, sit 70Full study and all 960 verses →

Greek words (New Testament)

• ἵστημι hístēmiI cause to stand, standtranslated this way 121 times of its 152 uses · Strong’s G2476Verb  ·  Translated: standing 39, stood 37, stand 29, set 4

  Matthew 2:9 After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.

  Mark 3:24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand.

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• παρίστημι parístēmiI bring, present, come up to and stand bytranslated this way 17 times of its 41 uses · Strong’s G3936Verb  ·  Translated: present 9, standing nearby 6, stand 3, presented 3

  Mark 14:69 There the servant girl saw him and again said to those standing nearby, “This man is one of them.”

  Luke 1:19 “I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

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• ἀνίστημι anístēmiI raise up, set up, rise fromtranslated this way 15 times of its 107 uses · Strong’s G450Verb  ·  Translated: got 20, Get 16, rise 14, stood 11

  Matthew 12:41 The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.

  Mark 9:27 But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him to his feet, and he stood up.

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• στήκω stḗkōI stand fast, perseveretranslated this way 9 times of its 10 uses · Strong’s G4739Verb  ·  Translated: stand firm 5, stood 1, stand 1, uphold 1

  Mark 3:31 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,

  Romans 14:4 Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

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• ἐφίστημι ephístēmiI stand by, am urgent, befall one, impendtranslated this way 6 times of its 20 uses · Strong’s G2186Verb  ·  Translated: came 4, stood 3, stood beside 2

  Luke 2:9 Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

  Acts 22:13 came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.

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• εἰμί eimíI am, existtranslated this way 4 times of its 2,236 uses · Strong’s G1510Verb  ·  Translated: is 523, are 214, was 183, am 83Full study and all 1,922 verses →
• λυχνία lychníaa lamp-standtranslated this way 4 times of its 12 uses · Strong’s G3087Noun  ·  Translated: lampstands 6, stand 4, lampstand 2

  Matthew 5:15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

  Mark 4:21 Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?

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• ἀνοίγω anoígōI opentranslated this way 3 times of its 75 uses · Strong’s G455Verb  ·  Translated: opened 38, open 20, opens 3, standing open 2

  2 Corinthians 2:12 Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,

  Revelation 4:1 After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”

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• περιΐστημι periḯstēmiI stand around, avoid, shuntranslated this way 2 times of its 4 uses · Strong’s G4026Verb  ·  Translated: avoid 2, standing 1, stood around 1

  John 11:42 I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.”

  Acts 25:7 When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.

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• δόκιμος dókimosapproved, acceptabletranslated this way 2 times of its 7 uses · Strong’s G1384Adjective  ·  Translated: approved 5, stood the test 2

  2 Corinthians 13:7 Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong — not that we will appear to have stood the test, but that you will do what is right, even if we appear to have failed.

  James 1:12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

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• ἀνακύπτω anakýptōI raise myself, look uptranslated this way 2 times of its 4 uses · Strong’s G352Verb  ·  Translated: stand 2, straightened 2

  Luke 13:11 and a woman there had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was hunched over and could not stand up straight.

  Luke 21:28 When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

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• ἀνθίστημι anthístēmiI take a stand against, oppose, resisttranslated this way 2 times of its 13 uses · Strong’s G436Verb  ·  Translated: resist 5, opposed 3

  Acts 6:10 but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.

  Ephesians 6:13 Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.

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• μένω ménōI remain, abidetranslated this way 2 times of its 115 uses · Strong’s G3306Verb  ·  Translated: remain 29, remains 20, stay 13, stayed 10

  Romans 9:11 Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,

  1 Peter 1:25 but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.

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Scripture text and translation counts: Berean Standard Bible. Full entry: Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906, public domain), in the digital edition Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced by unfoldingWord (Joel Ruark, J. de Joode), based on data by Eliran Wong and Stephen Ku; its additions are used under CC BY 4.0. Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew-to-English verse numbering: original work of the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible available at https://github.com/openscriptures/morphhb, CC BY 4.0. We reformatted the data, linked the references to this site’s Bible text and left out words in other scripts that the source holds only as images. These are historical reference works; an entry gives its authors’ view, and a word’s meaning in any verse depends on how it is used there.