ʻummâh — H5980

Definition

feminine noun

conjunction, i.e. society; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with

1. juxtaposition
1. used only as a prep
1. close by, side by side with, alongside of, parallel with
2. agreeing with, corresponding to, exactly as, close beside
3. correspondingly to

Usually translated as

against, beside, at, in points, hard by

Origin

from H6004

• Derived from ʻâmam (H6004)

Occurrences

ʻummâh occurs 32 times in 28 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (5), Leviticus (1), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (4), Nehemiah (1), Ecclesiastes (2), Ezekiel (13)

• Exodus 25:27 — Over against (לְעֻמַּת֙) the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.
• Exodus 28:27 — And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against (לְעֻמַּ֖ת) the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.
• Exodus 37:14 — Over against (לְעֻמַּת֙) the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.
• Exodus 38:18 — And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to (לְעֻמַּ֖ת) the hangings of the court.
• Exodus 39:20 — And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against (לְעֻמַּ֖ת) the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.
• Leviticus 3:9 — And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by (לְעֻמַּ֥ת) the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
• 2 Samuel 16:13 — And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill’s side over against (לְעֻמָּת֗וֹ) him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
• 2 Samuel 16:13 — And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill’s side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at (לְעֻמָּת֔וֹ) him, and cast dust.
• 1 Kings 7:20 — And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against (מִלְּעֻמַּ֣ת) the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.
• 1 Chronicles 24:31 — These likewise cast lots over against (לְעֻמַּ֣ת) their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.
• 1 Chronicles 24:31 — These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against (לְעֻמַּ֖ת) their younger brethren.
• 1 Chronicles 25:8 — And they cast lots, ward against (לְעֻמַּת֙) ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
• 1 Chronicles 26:12 — Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another (לְעֻמַּ֣ת), to minister in the house of the LORD.
• 1 Chronicles 26:16 — To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against (לְעֻמַּ֥ת) ward.
• Nehemiah 12:24 — And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against (לְעֻמַּ֥ת) ward.
• Ecclesiastes 5:16 — And this also is a sore evil, that in all points (עֻמַּ֥ת) as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?
• Ecclesiastes 7:14 — In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against (לְעֻמַּת) the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
• Ezekiel 1:20 — Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against (לְעֻמָּתָ֔ם) them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
• Ezekiel 1:21 — When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against (לְעֻמָּתָ֔ם) them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
• Ezekiel 3:8 — Behold, I have made thy face strong against (לְעֻמַּ֣ת) their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.
• Ezekiel 3:8 — Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against (לְעֻמַּ֥ת) their foreheads.
• Ezekiel 3:13 — I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against (לְעֻמָּתָ֑ם) them, and a noise of a great rushing.
• Ezekiel 10:19 — And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside (לְעֻמָּתָ֑ם) them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD’s house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
• Ezekiel 11:22 — Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside (לְעֻמָּתָ֑ם) them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
• Ezekiel 40:18 — And the pavement by the side of the gates over against (לְעֻמַּ֖ת) the length of the gates was the lower pavement.
• Ezekiel 42:7 — And the wall that was without over against (לְעֻמַּ֣ת) the chambers, toward the utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits.
• Ezekiel 45:6 — And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against (לְעֻמַּ֖ת) the oblation of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.
• Ezekiel 45:7 — And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be over against (לְעֻמּוֹת֙) one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.
• Ezekiel 48:13 — And over against (לְעֻמַּת֙) the border of the priests the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.
• Ezekiel 48:18 — And the residue in length over against (לְעֻמַּ֣ת) the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.
• Ezekiel 48:18 — And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against (לְעֻמַּ֖ת) the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.
• Ezekiel 48:21 — And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against (לְעֻמַּ֥ת) the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.