What does מִי · עָמַד mean in the Bible?
מִי · עָמַד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "who can stand, endure, remain before".
Hebrew · H4310, H5975
מִי יַעֲמֹד
Who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever ; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix · to stand , in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
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מִי H4310 who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever ; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
Pronunciation miy
Interrogative pronoun marking agency and identity; shifts from direct questions to indefinite "whoever" in rhetorical or conditional contexts
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עָמַד H5975 to stand , in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
Pronunciation wayya‘ămōḏ
Core stance of presence and stability; foundational to covenant language of standing before God or establishing permanent positions.
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What does מִי יַעֲמֹד (mi ya'amod) mean in the Bible?
מִי · עָמַד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "who can stand, endure, remain before".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4310, H5975?
H4310, H5975 is connected to 949 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. who can stand, endure, remain before
Strong's H4310, H5975
Lexical occurrences 949 verses Source Gloss
who can stand, endure, remain before
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