What does עֻמָּה mean in the Bible?
e. society ; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near , beside , along with".
Hebrew · H5980
עֻמָּה
Conjunction , i.e. society ; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near , beside , along with
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עֻמָּהH5980
What does עֻמָּה mean in the Bible?
עֻמָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "conjunction , i.e. society ; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near , beside , along with".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5980?
The BSB source-word alignment has 32 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include As (3), beside them (3), . . . (2), adjacent to (2), alongside them (2).
Where does עֻמָּה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 25:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (15), 1 Chronicles (5), Exodus (5), 2 Samuel (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItAs3×1 Chronicles 24:31, Ezekiel 3:8
beside them3×Ezekiel 3:13, Ezekiel 10:19, Ezekiel 11:22
. . .2×1 Chronicles 25:8, Ecclesiastes 5:16
adjacent to2×Ezekiel 45:6, Ezekiel 48:18
alongside them2×Ezekiel 1:20, Ezekiel 1:21
Bordering2×Ezekiel 48:13, Ezekiel 48:18
close2×Exodus 25:27, Exodus 37:14
near2×Exodus 28:27, Exodus 39:20
[and] ran parallel to1×Ezekiel 42:7
alike1×1 Chronicles 24:31
along with1×Ecclesiastes 7:14
alternated with1×Nehemiah 12:24
and corresponded to1×Ezekiel 40:18
and parallel to1×Ezekiel 45:7
and, like1×Exodus 38:18
at [David]1×2 Samuel 16:13
close to1×Leviticus 3:9
just1×1 Kings 7:20
just as1×1 Chronicles 26:12
opposite him1×2 Samuel 16:13
stationed1×1 Chronicles 26:16
will own the land adjacent to1×Ezekiel 48:21
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 25:27לְעֻמַּת֙toclosePreposition-lExodus 28:27לְעֻמַּ֖תtonearPreposition-lExodus 37:14לְעֻמַּת֙toclosePreposition-lExodus 38:18לְעֻמַּ֖תtoand, likePreposition-lExodus 39:20לְעֻמַּ֖תtonearPreposition-lLeviticus 3:9לְעֻמַּ֥תtoclose toPreposition-l2 Samuel 16:13לְעֻמָּת֗וֹtoopposite himPreposition-l | third person masculine singular2 Samuel 16:13לְעֻמָּת֔וֹtoat [David]Preposition-l | third person masculine singular1 Kings 7:20מִלְּעֻמַּ֣תtojustPreposition-m, Preposition-l1 Chronicles 24:31לְעֻמַּ֣ת׀toAsPreposition-l
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 25:27
Aligned rows32
Books represented8
Exodus5Leviticus12 Samuel21 Kings11 Chronicles5Nehemiah1Ecclesiastes2Ezekiel15
Source forms
לְעֻמַּ֖ת7xlə·‘um·maṯExodus 28:27, Exodus 38:18, Exodus 39:20, 1 Chronicles 24:31
לְעֻמַּ֥ת5xlə·‘um·maṯLeviticus 3:9, 1 Chronicles 26:16, Nehemiah 12:24, Ezekiel 3:8
לְעֻמַּת֙4xlə·‘um·maṯExodus 25:27, Exodus 37:14, 1 Chronicles 25:8, Ezekiel 48:13
לְעֻמַּ֣ת3xlə·‘um·maṯ1 Chronicles 26:12, Ezekiel 3:8, Ezekiel 42:7
לְעֻמָּתָ֑ם3xlə·‘um·mā·ṯāmEzekiel 3:13, Ezekiel 10:19, Ezekiel 11:22
לְעֻמַּ֣ת׀2xlə·‘um·maṯ1 Chronicles 24:31, Ezekiel 48:18
לְעֻמָּתָ֔ם2xlə·‘um·mā·ṯāmEzekiel 1:20, Ezekiel 1:21
לְעֻמּוֹת֙1xlə·‘um·mō·wṯEzekiel 45:7
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l23xExodus 25:27, Exodus 28:27, Exodus 37:14, Exodus 38:18
Preposition-l | third person masculine plural5xEzekiel 1:20, Ezekiel 1:21, Ezekiel 3:13, Ezekiel 10:19
Preposition-l | third person masculine singular2x2 Samuel 16:13
Preposition1xEcclesiastes 5:16
Preposition-m, Preposition-l1x1 Kings 7:20
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. conjunction , i.e. society ; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near , beside , along with
Source Gloss
conjunction , i.e. society ; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near , beside , along with
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
conjunction, i.e. society; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with BDB: juxtaposition Usage: (over) against, at, beside, hard by, in points.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֻמָּה is built from this root:
עָמַםH6004
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