עַמּוּד
amud · pillar, column
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5982 · appears 111 times in the Bible
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amud (עַמּוּד) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “pillar, column”.
Also a pillar of cloud or of fire.
How to say it
a·mud
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A large upright post of stone, wood or bronze that holds up or marks something; also the cloud and fire that led Israel.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
Word study
Pillar, column: a support that holds up a building, or something that rises in the shape of a column. BDB: a column, pillar; from עָמַד, “to stand” (H5975).
- The pillar of cloud and the pillar of fire Exodus 13:21Exodus 13:22
- The pillars of the dwelling and of the courtyard Exodus 27:10
- The pillars of a house or of the temple Judges 16:291 Kings 7:21
- The king “by the pillar” 2 Kings 11:14
- Pillars in a figurative sense: the earth, wisdom Job 9:6Proverbs 9:1
Historical and cultural background
Solomon set up two pillars at the portico of the temple and gave them names: Jachin and Boaz (1 Kings 7:21). The king stood by a pillar “according to the custom” (2 Kings 11:14).
How we translate it
“Pillars” 79 times, “pillar” 30, “column” 1, “columns” 1: one term for nearly every use. This edition sets עַמּוּד = “pillar” in the bronze work of the temple and עַמּוּד עָנָן = “pillar of cloud”.
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- pillars ×79
- pillar ×30
- column ×1
- columns ×1
Where it appears
- Exodus×39
- Numbers×7
- Deuteronomy×2
- Judges×4
- 1 Kings×22
- 2 Kings×6
- 1 Chronicles×1
- 2 Chronicles×8
- Nehemiah×4
- Esther×1
- Job×2
- Psalms×2
- Proverbs×1
- Song of Songs×2
- Jeremiah×7
- Ezekiel×3
- Exodus 13:21
YHWH went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give light to them, so that they could travel by day and by night.
- Exodus 13:22
The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night did not depart from before the people.
- Exodus 14:19
Then the angel of Elohim, who was going before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them,
- Exodus 14:24
In the morning watch, YHWH looked down on the camp of the Egyptians from the pillar of fire and cloud, and threw into confusion the camp of the Egyptians.
- Exodus 26:32
You shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, their hooks of gold, on four bases of silver.
- Exodus 26:37
You shall make for the screen five pillars of acacia and overlay them with gold; their hooks shall be of gold, and you shall cast for them five bases of bronze.
- Exodus 27:10
and its pillars twenty, and their bases twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their rods shall be of silver.
- Exodus 27:11
And likewise for the north side, in length, hangings a hundred cubits long, and its pillars twenty, and their bases twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their rods shall be of silver.
- Exodus 27:12
For the width of the courtyard on the west side there shall be hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten and their bases ten.
- Exodus 27:14
Fifteen cubits of hangings for the one side, their pillars three and their bases three;
- Exodus 27:15
and for the other side fifteen cubits of hangings, their pillars three and their bases three.
- Exodus 27:16
For the gate of the courtyard there shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen, the work of an embroiderer, their pillars four and their bases four.
- Exodus 27:17
All the pillars of the courtyard all around shall be joined with rods of silver; their hooks of silver and their bases of bronze.
- Exodus 33:9
And whenever Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent, and he would speak with Moses.
- Exodus 33:10
And all the people would see the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, and all the people would rise and bow down, each man at the entrance of his tent.
- Exodus 35:11
the dwelling, its tent and its covering, its clasps and its boards, its bars, its pillars and its bases;
- Exodus 35:17
the hangings of the courtyard, its pillars and its bases, and the screen of the gate of the courtyard;
- Exodus 36:36
And he made for it four pillars of acacia, and overlaid them with gold; their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four bases of silver.
- Exodus 36:38
and its five pillars and their hooks; and he overlaid their tops and their rods with gold; and their five bases were of bronze.
- Exodus 38:10
their pillars twenty and their bases twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their rods were of silver.
- Exodus 38:11
And for the north side, a hundred cubits; their pillars twenty and their bases twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their rods were of silver.
- Exodus 38:12
And for the west side, hangings of fifty cubits; their pillars ten and their bases ten; the hooks of the pillars and their rods were of silver.
- Exodus 38:14
Hangings of fifteen cubits for the one side; their pillars three and their bases three.
- Exodus 38:15
And for the second side, on this side and on that side of the gate of the courtyard, hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three and their bases three.
- Exodus 38:17
And the bases for the pillars were of bronze, the hooks of the pillars and their rods of silver, and the overlaying of their tops of silver, and they were joined with rods of silver, all the pillars of the courtyard.
- Exodus 38:19
And their pillars were four and their bases four, of bronze; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their tops and their rods of silver.
- Exodus 38:28
And with the thousand seven hundred and seventy-five he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their tops and joined them with rods.
- Exodus 39:33
And they brought the dwelling to Moses, the tent and all its utensils, its clasps, its boards, its bars, and its pillars, and its bases;
- Exodus 39:40
the hangings of the courtyard, its pillars and its bases, and the screen for the gate of the courtyard, its cords and its pegs, and all the utensils for the service of the dwelling, for the tent of meeting;
- Exodus 40:18
And Moses set up the dwelling, and put its bases, and set its boards, and put its bars, and set up its pillars.
- Numbers 3:36
And the appointed charge of the sons of Merari is the frames of the dwelling, and its bars, and its pillars, and its bases, and all its utensils, and all its service,
- Numbers 3:37
and the pillars of the court all around, and their bases, and their pegs, and their cords.
- Numbers 4:31
And this is the charge of their load, for all their service in the tent of meeting: the frames of the dwelling, and its bars, and its pillars, and its bases,
- Numbers 4:32
and the pillars of the court all around, and their bases, and their pegs, and their cords, with all their utensils and with all their service; and by names you shall assign the utensils of the charge of their load.
- Numbers 12:5
And YHWH came down in a pillar of cloud and stood at the entrance of the tent, and called Aaron and Miriam, and the two of them came out.
- Numbers 14:14
and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that you, YHWH, are in the midst of this people, that you, YHWH, are seen eye to eye, and your cloud stands over them, and in a pillar of cloud you go before them by day and in a pillar of fire by night.
- Deuteronomy 31:15
And YHWH appeared in the tent in a pillar of cloud, and the pillar of cloud stood over the entrance of the tent.
- Judges 16:25
And it happened, when their heart was merry, that they said, “Call Samson, that he may entertain us.” So they called Samson from the house of the prisoners, and he made them laugh in their presence; and they stood him between the pillars.
- Judges 16:26
And Samson said to the boy who was holding him by his hand, “Let me feel the pillars on which the house rests, so that I may lean on them.”
- Judges 16:29
And Samson grasped the two middle pillars on which the house rested, and he braced himself against them, one with his right hand and one with his left.
And 71 more times.