עמוד

עמוד

Hebrew

Root
ע־מ־ד‎

Etymology

Root
ע־מ־ד‎

Compare Aramaic עַמּוּדָא‎ (ʿammūḏā, “column”) and Arabic عَمُود‎ (ʿamūd, “column”).

Noun

עַמּוּד • (amúd) m (plural indefinite עַמּוּדִים‎, singular construct עַמּוּד־, plural construct עַמּוּדֵי־‎)

1. pillar, column, post
   • 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.

   • 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.”

   • 2014, “אברהם (“Abraham”)”, performed by Daniela Spector:

     ‏עמוד עשן, סיפור ישן. תתעורר, תתעורר.‎‎

     amúd ashán, sipúr yashán. tit'orér, tit'orér.

     A pillar of smoke, an old story. Wake up, wake up.

2. page (as of a book)

Usage notes

• In the sense of "page," עמוד generally refers to a page in a book but is sometimes used to reference things like web pages, for which the word דַּף‎ is also used.

Synonyms

• (pillar): (biblical) מַצֵּבָה‎ (matsevá)
• (page): דַּף‎ (dáf)

See also

• עֶמְדָּה‎ (emdá, “a post”)
• עָמַד‎ (amád, “to stand”)