164 occurrences

'Standing' in the Bible

When he lifted up his eyes and looked, behold, three men were standing opposite him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth,

Angel of the LordBowingSalutationsThree MenIndividuals RunningTrinity

He took curds and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and placed it before them; and he was standing by them under the tree as they ate.

ButterMilkDairyCompanionshipPeople EatingRich Food

Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before the Lord.

Behold, I am standing by the spring, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water;

Drawing Water

When he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister’s wrists, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, “This is what the man said to me,” he went to the man; and behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring.

JewelleryNamed Sisters

behold, I am standing by the spring, and may it be that the maiden who comes out to draw, and to whom I say, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar”;

Water ContainersDrawing WaterMan Providing Water

Now it happened at the end of two full years that Pharaoh had a dream, and behold, he was standing by the Nile.

Sleep, PhysicalTwo Years

So Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, “In my dream, behold, I was standing on the bank of the Nile;

River BanksRiver Nile

“If a fire breaks out and spreads to thorn bushes, so that stacked grain or the standing grain or the field itself is consumed, he who started the fire shall surely make restitution.

CornAgriculture, RestrictionsFieldsAgriculture, TermsThornsWeedsArsonBurning Plants

“Then you shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright.

Acacia WoodMaking The Tabernacle

When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people would arise and worship, each at the entrance of his tent.

StandingTent Of MeetingWorship, Places OfWorship, Reasons ForObelisksGod Appearing At The DoorwayWorshipping God

Then he made the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright.

Trees

When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way with his drawn sword in his hand, the donkey turned off from the way and went into the field; but Balaam struck the donkey to turn her back into the way.

Balaams DonkeyStandingBeating AnimalsAnimals Going AstraySeeing AngelsGod's Sword

Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way with his drawn sword in his hand; and he bowed all the way to the ground.

Balaams DonkeyBowingProstrationReceiving SightSeeing AngelsGod's Sword

Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, “I have sinned, for I did not know that you were standing in the way against me. Now then, if it is displeasing to you, I will turn back.”

Acknowledge, SinIndividuals going homeIgnorant Of FactsWe Have Sinned

So he returned to him, and behold, he was standing beside his burnt offering, he and all the leaders of Moab.

He came to him, and behold, he was standing beside his burnt offering, and the leaders of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, “What has the Lord spoken?”

while I was standing between the Lord and you at that time, to declare to you the word of the Lord; for you were afraid because of the fire and did not go up the mountain. He said,

MediatorWord Of GodFear, Caused ByFear, Of UnknownFire Emanating From GodThose Frightened Of God

“You shall count seven weeks for yourself; you shall begin to count seven weeks from the time you begin to put the sickle to the standing grain.

NumberingSicklesMore Than One Month

“When you enter your neighbor’s standing grain, then you may pluck the heads with your hand, but you shall not wield a sickle in your neighbor’s standing grain.

CornPoverty, Remedies ForSickles

and command them, saying, ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from here out of the middle of the Jordan, from the place where the priests’ feet are standing firm, and carry them over with you and lay them down in the lodging place where you will lodge tonight.’”

Stones As MonumentsTwelve ThingsIn The Jordan

Then Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan at the place where the feet of the priests who carried the ark of the covenant were standing, and they are there to this day.

Priests, Function In Ot TimesThe MiddleStones As MonumentsTwelve ThingsIn The JordanPlaces To This Day

For the priests who carried the ark were standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything was completed that the Lord had commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses had commanded Joshua. And the people hurried and crossed;

The MiddleHasty ActionPriests In Action

Now it came about when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing opposite him with his sword drawn in his hand, and Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us or for our adversaries?”

StandingGod's Sword

The captain of the Lord’s host said to Joshua, “Remove your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.

Adoration, Of GodBarefeetHoliness, As Set Apart For GodSandalsGodly ReverenceShoesSacred PlacesHoly Land

All Israel with their elders and officers and their judges were standing on both sides of the ark before the Levitical priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, the stranger as well as the native. Half of them stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, just as Moses the servant of the Lord had given command at first to bless the people of Israel.

Ark Of The Covenant, EventsJudgesFractions, One HalfHalf Of GroupsPriests In Action

When he had set fire to the torches, he released the foxes into the standing grain of the Philistines, thus burning up both the shocks and the standing grain, along with the vineyards and groves.

FireArsonbranding

As they were going down to the edge of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Say to the servant that he might go ahead of us and pass on, but you remain standing now, that I may proclaim the word of God to you.”

StillnessPeople Going Before

Then David spoke to the men who were standing by him, saying, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should taunt the armies of the living God?”

God, Living And Self sustainingInsultsLove, And The WorldUncircumcisionEliminating ShameOther Unimportant PeopleExamples Of Patriotism

Then Saul sent messengers to take David, but when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, with Samuel standing and presiding over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul; and they also prophesied.

School Of ProphetsThe Spirit Of GodSchools

Then Saul heard that David and the men who were with him had been discovered. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk tree on the height with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing around him.

Tamarisk

Then Doeg the Edomite, who was standing by the servants of Saul, said, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.

Then the king arose, tore his clothes and lay on the ground; and all his servants were standing by with clothes torn.

MourningThose Who Tore Clothes

Then the king faced about and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.

People Who Blessed Others

There were six steps to the throne and a round top to the throne at its rear, and arms on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the arms.

Six ThingsStepsTwo Animals

Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps on the one side and on the other; nothing like it was made for any other kingdom.

The Number TwelveLionsSix ThingsUnique ThingsTwelve Animals

Now behold, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the Lord, while Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.

Incense Offered Amiss

Now when he had gone, a lion met him on the way and killed him, and his body was thrown on the road, with the donkey standing beside it; the lion also was standing beside the body.

RoadsAnimals KillingCorpses Of Other PeopleDeath

And behold, men passed by and saw the body thrown on the road, and the lion standing beside the body; so they came and told it in the city where the old prophet lived.

Telling Of Happenings

He went and found his body thrown on the road with the donkey and the lion standing beside the body; the lion had not eaten the body nor torn the donkey.

Animals Eating PeopleCorpses Of Other People

Micaiah said, “Therefore, hear the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.

Angels RejoicingSeeing GodSittingStandingThroneWord Of GodHeaven, God's ThroneArmies, GodThe Armies Of HeavenHeavenly Vision

Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel and he saw the company of Jehu as he came, and said, “I see a company.” And Joram said, “Take a horseman and send him to meet them and let him say, ‘Is it peace?’”

FortificationsWatchman

She looked and behold, the king was standing by the pillar, according to the custom, with the captains and the trumpeters beside the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced and blew trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, “Treason! Treason!”

CustomTreacheryTrumpetMusical Instruments, types ofTreasonDuplicating WordsPillars For Solomon's TempleTrumpets For CelebrationThose Who Tore ClothesUnfaithfulRejoicing In God's Workstraitors

Nevertheless they did not turn away from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, with which he made Israel sin, but walked in them; and the Asherah also remained standing in Samaria.

Serving Asherah

And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it; but as he was about to destroy it, the Lord saw and was sorry over the calamity, and said to the destroying angel, “It is enough; now relax your hand.” And the angel of the Lord was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

RegretDestruction Of JerusalemNatural Disasters

Then David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, with his drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, covered with sackcloth, fell on their faces.

Heaven And EarthProstrationSackcloth And AshesStanding

and all the Levitical singers, Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and kinsmen, clothed in fine linen, with cymbals, harps and lyres, standing east of the altar, and with them one hundred and twenty priests blowing trumpets

HarpsLinenLyreOrchestrasA Hundred And Some

Then the king faced about and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.

Standing

The priests stood at their posts, and the Levites also, with the instruments of music to the Lord, which King David had made for giving praise to the Lord—“for His lovingkindness is everlasting”—whenever he gave praise by their means, while the priests on the other side blew trumpets; and all Israel was standing.

Praise, Manner And Methods OfTrumpetInventions

There were six steps to the throne and a footstool in gold attached to the throne, and arms on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the arms.

FootstoolsTwo Animals

Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps on the one side and on the other; nothing like it was made for any other kingdom.

Twelve Animals

Micaiah said, “Therefore, hear the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right and on His left.

Seeing GodThrone

All Judah was standing before the Lord, with their infants, their wives and their children.

She looked, and behold, the king was standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpeters were beside the king. And all the people of the land rejoiced and blew trumpets, the singers with their musical instruments leading the praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and said, “Treason! Treason!”

SingersTreacheryTrumpetExcitementTreasonPillars For Solomon's Temple

Then I said to them, “Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot, and while they are standing guard, let them shut and bolt the doors. Also appoint guards from the inhabitants of Jerusalem, each at his post, and each in front of his own house.”

GatesHeatWatchfulness, Of BelieversThe Act Of OpeningOpening The TempleHot Weather

Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people for he was standing above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up.

The Act Of OpeningOpening DocumentsPeople Getting UpReading The Bible

When the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she obtained favor in his sight; and the king extended to Esther the golden scepter which was in his hand. So Esther came near and touched the top of the scepter.

Touching Holy Things

The king’s servants said to him, “Behold, Haman is standing in the court.” And the king said, “Let him come in.”

Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs who were before the king said, “Behold indeed, the gallows standing at Haman’s house fifty cubits high, which Haman made for Mordecai who spoke good on behalf of the king!” And the king said, “Hang him on it.”

Escaping, Physical ThingsAbasement, Examples OfDimensions Of Other Things

You covered it with the deep as with a garment;The waters were standing above the mountains.

Clothing The EarthThe Ocean

Our feet are standingWithin your gates, O Jerusalem,

Gatesjerusalem

“My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.Behold, he is standing behind our wall,He is looking through the windows,He is peering through the lattice.

Young LoversDeer Etc.Deer

It will be even like the reaper gathering the standing grain,As his arm harvests the ears,Or it will be like one gleaning ears of grainIn the valley of Rephaim.

Agriculture, TermsBinding cornArmsHarvestSicklesGleaningReaping

Then the prophet Jeremiah spoke to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and in the presence of all the people who were standing in the house of the Lord,

StandingNamed Prophets Of The Lord

Then all the men who were aware that their wives were burning sacrifices to other gods, along with all the women who were standing by, as a large assembly, including all the people who were living in Pathros in the land of Egypt, responded to Jeremiah, saying,

Different GodsKnowing FactsOther Wives

So I got up and went out to the plain; and behold, the glory of the Lord was standing there, like the glory which I saw by the river Chebar, and I fell on my face.

Glory, Revelation Ofequipping, spiritualGod's Glory In Israel

Standing in front of them were seventy elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan standing among them, each man with his censer in his hand and the fragrance of the cloud of incense rising.

CensersIncense Offered AmissSeventies

Now the cherubim were standing on the right side of the temple when the man entered, and the cloud filled the inner court.

Filling The SanctuaryCourts Of The Temple

So He brought me there; and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze, with a line of flax and a measuring rod in his hand; and he was standing in the gateway.

BronzeMeasuring RodLinenWeights And Measures, LinearStanding In The GatewayThings Like Bronze

Then I heard one speaking to me from the house, while a man was standing beside me.

Hearing God's Voice

“You, O king, were looking and behold, there was a single great statue; that statue, which was large and of extraordinary splendor, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was awesome.

Fear Of Other Things

“A river of fire was flowingAnd coming out from before Him;Thousands upon thousands were attending Him,And myriads upon myriads were standing before Him;The court sat,And the books were opened.

Angels RejoicingBooks, Metaphorical UseMany Spiritual BeingsServants Of The LordA Million And MoreThe Act Of OpeningOpening DocumentsFire Emanating From GodCourt SessionsThousands Of Angels Worship God

I approached one of those who were standing by and began asking him the exact meaning of all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of these things:

SpectatorsGod Revealing Mysteries

Then I lifted my eyes and looked, and behold, a ram which had two horns was standing in front of the canal. Now the two horns were long, but one was longer than the other, with the longer one coming up last.

RamsLong ThingsHorns In AllegoryTwo Of Body Parts

He came up to the ram that had the two horns, which I had seen standing in front of the canal, and rushed at him in his mighty wrath.

Unnamed People Angry With OthersThe Nations Attacked

When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it; and behold, standing before me was one who looked like a man.

Like MenUnderstanding God's Wordgabriel

So he came near to where I was standing, and when he came I was frightened and fell on my face; but he said to me, “Son of man, understand that the vision pertains to the time of the end.”

ProstrationSon Of ManFear, Caused ByFear, Of UnknownEnd Of The WorldPeople Tumblinggabriel

And behold, one who resembled a human being was touching my lips; then I opened my mouth and spoke and said to him who was standing before me, “O my lord, as a result of the vision anguish has come upon me, and I have retained no strength.

defeatTouchTouching For HealingLike MenNo Strength Left

Then I, Daniel, looked and behold, two others were standing, one on this bank of the river and the other on that bank of the river.

River BanksTwo Other Men

Thus He showed me, and behold, the Lord was standing by a vertical wall with a plumb line in His hand.

I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said,“Smite the capitals so that the thresholds will shake,And break them on the heads of them all!Then I will slay the rest of them with the sword;They will not have a fugitive who will flee,Or a refugee who will escape.

DoorpostsVisions And Dreams In ScriptureNo SurvivorsDestruction Of The TempleGod ShakingThose Who Saw GodNo EscapeGod Will Kill His PeopleTop Of Things

I saw at night, and behold, a man was riding on a red horse, and he was standing among the myrtle trees which were in the ravine, with red, sorrel and white horses behind him.

Angel of the LordNightVisionsWhiteVisions And Dreams In ScriptureRiding HorsesMyrtleRed Animals

And the man who was standing among the myrtle trees answered and said, “These are those whom the Lord has sent to patrol the earth.”

PatrollingMyrtleGod Sending Prophets

So they answered the angel of the Lord who was standing among the myrtle trees and said, “We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth is peaceful and quiet.”

PatrollingMyrtleTime Of PeaceRestEarth Being Fixed And Immovable

Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments and standing before the angel.

FilthinessRagsGarments Of SinUnclean ThingsGarments

He spoke and said to those who were standing before him, saying, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” Again he said to him, “See, I have taken your iniquity away from you and will clothe you with festal robes.”

Iniquity, God's Attitude TowardAngels as God's servantsSin, Deliverance From GodSin BearerRich ApparelClothed With RighteousnessGod Stripping PeopleGod AtoningGarments

Then I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with garments, while the angel of the Lord was standing by.

Head coveringClothing OthersHeadgearClean Clothes

“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘If you will walk in My ways and if you will perform My service, then you will also govern My house and also have charge of My courts, and I will grant you free access among these who are standing here.

WalkingEntering The TempleWalking In The Ways Of GodIf You Keep The CommandmentsAccess to God

Then he said, “These are the two anointed ones who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth.”

Anointed By GodAnointing

The angel replied to me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going forth after standing before the Lord of all the earth,

SpiritsStandingHeaven And AngelsFour Winds

For behold, I am going to raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for the perishing, seek the scattered, heal the broken, or sustain the one standing, but will devour the flesh of the fat sheep and tear off their hoofs.

God, As ShepherdNeglecting PeopleFat AnimalsNot Seeking PeopleFeet Of CreaturesNo Healing

While He was still speaking to the crowds, behold, His mother and brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak to Him.

Christ's Earthly FamilyCrowds SeekingConversationWhile Still SpeakingOutside The HouseSiblingsSibling Love

Someone said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside seeking to speak to You.”

StandingMothersbridges

And large crowds gathered to Him, so He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach.

MultitudesCrowdsBoatsPopularitySittingPopularity Of ChristBeachesSitting To Teachgathering

“Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”

Kingdom Of God, Coming OfTasteProphecies Said By JesusNot DyingFew In The KingdomDeath AvertedNo DeathDeath Of A ChildThe Second Comingexperiencepossibilities

And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the market place;

MarketsSluggardsStandingBoredomMarketplaces

And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing around; and he *said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here idle all day long?’

HourOne DayWhy Do You Do This?

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
יצב 
Yatsab 
Usage: 48

ἵστημι 
histemi 
stand , set , establish , stand still , stand by , , vr stand
Usage: 129

ἐφίστημι 
Ephistemi 
come upon , come , stand , stand by ,
Usage: 20

παρίστημι παριστάνω 
Paristemi 
stand by , present , yield , show , stand ,
Usage: 38

περιΐ́στημι 
Periistemi 
Usage: 3

στήκω 
Steko 
Usage: 7

συνιστάω συνιστάνω συνίστημι 
sunistao 
Usage: 16

H98
אגם 
'agam 
Usage: 10

אמן 
'aman 
Usage: 108

גּוּר 
Guwr 
Usage: 98

דּגל 
Degel 
Usage: 15

נוּס 
Nuwc 
Usage: 160

נס 
Nec 
Usage: 20

נסס 
Nacac 
Usage: 1

נצב 
Natsab 
Usage: 75

סמך 
Camak 
Usage: 48

עמד 
`amad 
Usage: 521

קוּם 
Quwm 
Usage: 629

קוּם 
Quwm (Aramaic) 
set up , arise , stand , set , establish , rise up , appointeth , stood by , made , rise
Usage: 35

קמה 
Qamah 
Usage: 10

תּקוּמה 
T@quwmah 
Usage: 1

ἀνίστημι 
Anistemi 
arise , rise , rise up , rise again , raise up , stand up , raise up again ,
Usage: 86

ἀπορέω 
Aporeo 
Usage: 4

κινδυνέυω 
Kinduneuo 
be in danger , be in jeopardy , stand in jeopardy
Usage: 4

κυκλόω 
Kukloo 
Usage: 4

στάσις 
Stasis 
Usage: 9

συμπαραγίνομαι 
Sumparaginomai 
Usage: 2

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