עמוד
Hebrew
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ע־מ־ד (ʿ-m-d) |
Compare Aramaic עַמּוּדָא (ʿammūḏā, “column”) and Arabic عَمُود (ʕamūd, “column”).
Noun
editעַמּוּד • (amúd) m (plural indefinite עַמּוּדִים, singular construct עַמּוּד־, plural construct עַמּוּדֵי־)
- pillar, column, post
- Tanach, Exodus 26:32, with translation of the New International Version:
- וְנָתַתָּה אֹתָהּ עַל־אַרְבָּעָה עַמּוּדֵי שִׁטִּים מְצֻפִּים זָהָב וָוֵיהֶם זָהָב עַל־אַרְבָּעָה אַדְנֵי־כָסֶף׃
- Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases.
- Tanach, Judges 16:26, with translation of the New International Version:
- וַיֹּאמֶר שִׁמְשׁוֹן אֶל־הַנַּעַר הַמַּחֲזִיק בְּיָדוֹ הַנִּיחָה אוֹתִי והימשני (וַהֲמִישֵׁנִי) אֶת־הָעַמֻּדִים אֲשֶׁר הַבַּיִת נָכוֹן עֲלֵיהֶם וְאֶשָּׁעֵן עֲלֵיהֶם׃
- Samson said to the servant who held his hand, “Put me where I can feel the pillars that support the temple, so that I may lean against them.”
- page (as of a book)
Usage notes
edit- In the sense of "page," עמוד generally refers to a page in a book, but is sometimes used to reference to things like web pages, for which the word דַּף is also used.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- עַמּוּד בַּיִת (amúd-báyit)
- עַמּוּד הַשִּׁדְרָה (amúd hashidrá)