עֻמָּה
Transliteration
ʿummâ
Pronunciation
oom-maw'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From עָמַם (H6004)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1640f

Strong’s Definitions

עֻמָּה ʻummâh, oom-maw'; from H6004; conjunction, i.e. society; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with:—(over) against, at, beside, hard by, in points.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x

The KJV translates Strong's H5980 in the following manner: against (26x), beside (2x), answerable (1x), at (1x), hard (1x), points (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x
The KJV translates Strong's H5980 in the following manner: against (26x), beside (2x), answerable (1x), at (1x), hard (1x), points (1x).

  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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֻמָּה ʻummâh, oom-maw'; from H6004; conjunction, i.e. society; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with:—(over) against, at, beside, hard by, in points.
STRONGS H5980: Abbreviations
† I. [עֻמָּה] noun feminine juxtaposition, but only in stative construct with force a preposition close by, side by side with, parallel to, agreeing with, corresponding to; — stative with עֻמַּת, except Ecclesiastes 5:15 always with לְ, suffix לְעֻמָּתוֺ, once plural construct לְעֻמּוֺת Ezekiel 45:7; —
a. close by, side by side with: Exodus 25:27 (Exodus 37:14), Exodus 28:27 (Exodus 39:20), Leviticus 3:9 לְעֻמַּת הֻעָצֶה יְסִירֶנָּה shall take it away close by the backbone; especially of what is parallel, Ezekiel 42:7 the wall alongside of the chambers; of the contiguous portions in Ezekiel's division of the land, alongside of each other, Ezekiel 45:6, 7; Ezekiel 48:13, 18 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 48:21; of movement in parallel lines, 2 Samuel 16:13 Shimei was going along לְעֻמָּתוֺ parallel with him, 2 Samuel 16:13; Ezekiel 1:20 יִנָֽשְׂאוּ וְהָאוֺפַנִּים לְעֻמָּתָם, Ezekiel 1:21; Ezekiel 3:13; Ezekiel 10:19; Ezekiel 11:22; Ezekiel 3:8 נָתַתִּי פָנֶיךָ חֲזָקִים לְעֻמַּת פְּנֵיהֶם by the side of their face (which, as antagonism is implied, = against, RV), Ezekiel 3:8.
b. agreeing with, corresponding to (a common result of juxtaposition), Exodus 38:18 a screen five cubits high לעמת קלעי החצר agreeing with (RV answerable unto) the hangings of the court (in height), Ezekiel 40:18; probably also 1 Chronicles 26:16; Nehemiah 12:24 מִשְׁמָר מִשְׁמָר ל׳ ward corresponding to ward.
c. correspondingly to, 1 Chronicles 24:31 they also cast lots לְעֻמַּת אֲחֵיהֶם correspondingly to their brethren, 1 Chronicles 24:31b the head, correspondinly to his younger brother, 1 Chronicles 26:12 to these... belonged charges correspondingly to (in common with) their brethren. **Eccl 7:14 side by side with, as well as.
d. before a sentence (Ges§ 155 n), 1 Chronicles 25:8 (strangely) לְעֻמַּת כַּקָּטֹן כַּגָּדוֺל (see Ke) correspondingly to (the principle) of as the small so the great; Ecclesiastes 5:15 כָּלעֻֿמַּת שֶׁכָּא quite exactly as he came, so shall he go (but LambertRŠJ xxxi. 47, RahlfsTh. Lt. -z. 1896, 587 כִּלְעֻמַּת).
e. מִלְּעֻמַּת (see מִן 1c, 9 a) 1 Kings 7:20 close beside.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

Exodus 25:27; Exodus 28:27; Exodus 37:14; Exodus 38:18; Exodus 39:20

Leviticus

Leviticus 3:9

2 Samuel

2 Samuel 16:13; 2 Samuel 16:13

1 Kings

1 Kings 7:20

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 24:31; 1 Chronicles 24:31; 1 Chronicles 25:8; 1 Chronicles 26:12; 1 Chronicles 26:16

Nehemiah

Nehemiah 12:24

Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 5:15; Ecclesiastes 5:15; Ecclesiastes 7:14

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 1:20; Ezekiel 1:21; Ezekiel 3:8; Ezekiel 3:8; Ezekiel 3:13; Ezekiel 10:19; Ezekiel 11:22; Ezekiel 40:18; Ezekiel 42:7; Ezekiel 45:6; Ezekiel 45:7; Ezekiel 45:7; Ezekiel 48:13; Ezekiel 48:18; Ezekiel 48:21