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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עֻמָּה H5980
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 It As 3× 1 Chronicles 24:31, Ezekiel 3:8
beside them 3× Ezekiel 3:13, Ezekiel 10:19, Ezekiel 11:22
. . . 2× 1 Chronicles 25:8, Ecclesiastes 5:16
adjacent to 2× Ezekiel 45:6, Ezekiel 48:18
alongside them 2× Ezekiel 1:20, Ezekiel 1:21
Bordering 2× Ezekiel 48:13, Ezekiel 48:18
close 2× Exodus 25:27, Exodus 37:14
near 2× Exodus 28:27, Exodus 39:20
[and] ran parallel to 1× Ezekiel 42:7
alike 1× 1 Chronicles 24:31
along with 1× Ecclesiastes 7:14
alternated with 1× Nehemiah 12:24
and corresponded to 1× Ezekiel 40:18
and parallel to 1× Ezekiel 45:7
and, like 1× Exodus 38:18
at [David] 1× 2 Samuel 16:13
close to 1× Leviticus 3:9
just 1× 1 Kings 7:20
just as 1× 1 Chronicles 26:12
opposite him 1× 2 Samuel 16:13
stationed 1× 1 Chronicles 26:16
will own the land adjacent to 1× Ezekiel 48:21
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 25:27 לְעֻמַּת֙ to close Preposition-l Exodus 28:27 לְעֻמַּ֖ת to near Preposition-l Exodus 37:14 לְעֻמַּת֙ to close Preposition-l Exodus 38:18 לְעֻמַּ֖ת to and, like Preposition-l Exodus 39:20 לְעֻמַּ֖ת to near Preposition-l Leviticus 3:9 לְעֻמַּ֥ת to close to Preposition-l 2 Samuel 16:13 לְעֻמָּת֗וֹ to opposite him Preposition-l | third person masculine singular 2 Samuel 16:13 לְעֻמָּת֔וֹ to at [David] Preposition-l | third person masculine singular 1 Kings 7:20 מִלְּעֻמַּ֣ת to just Preposition-m, Preposition-l 1 Chronicles 24:31 לְעֻמַּ֣ת׀ to As Preposition-l
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 25:27
Aligned rows 32
Books represented 8
Exodus 5 Leviticus 1 2 Samuel 2 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 5 Nehemiah 1 Ecclesiastes 2 Ezekiel 15
Source forms
לְעֻמַּ֖ת 7x lə·‘um·maṯ Exodus 28:27, Exodus 38:18, Exodus 39:20, 1 Chronicles 24:31
לְעֻמַּ֥ת 5x lə·‘um·maṯ Leviticus 3:9, 1 Chronicles 26:16, Nehemiah 12:24, Ezekiel 3:8
לְעֻמַּת֙ 4x lə·‘um·maṯ Exodus 25:27, Exodus 37:14, 1 Chronicles 25:8, Ezekiel 48:13
לְעֻמַּ֣ת 3x lə·‘um·maṯ 1 Chronicles 26:12, Ezekiel 3:8, Ezekiel 42:7
לְעֻמָּתָ֑ם 3x lə·‘um·mā·ṯām Ezekiel 3:13, Ezekiel 10:19, Ezekiel 11:22
לְעֻמַּ֣ת׀ 2x lə·‘um·maṯ 1 Chronicles 24:31, Ezekiel 48:18
לְעֻמָּתָ֔ם 2x lə·‘um·mā·ṯām Ezekiel 1:20, Ezekiel 1:21
לְעֻמּוֹת֙ 1x lə·‘um·mō·wṯ Ezekiel 45:7
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l 23x Exodus 25:27, Exodus 28:27, Exodus 37:14, Exodus 38:18
Preposition-l | third person masculine plural 5x Ezekiel 1:20, Ezekiel 1:21, Ezekiel 3:13, Ezekiel 10:19
Preposition-l | third person masculine singular 2x 2 Samuel 16:13
Preposition 1x Ecclesiastes 5:16
Preposition-m, Preposition-l 1x 1 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 definition Source: 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:
עָמַם H6004
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain