Midvash

עִםʻim

עִם: with (Genesis 31:31; Genesis 39:7; Genesis 39:12)

Pronunciation: eem · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5973

Meanings

1. of fellowship and companionship (Genesis 13:1; Genesis 18:16; Genesis 19:30)

a. of aid (Exodus 23:5; Deuteronomy 22:4; 1 Chronicles 12:19)

b. Of actions done jointly with another (Genesis 21:10; Genesis 26:28; Joshua 22:8)

c. If the common action be of the nature of a contest or combat, עִם is with in the sense of against (Genesis 26:20; Genesis 30:8; Genesis 32:29)

d. Of dealing with a person, or of the relation in which one stands with, or towards, another (Genesis 24:12; Genesis 19:19; Genesis 20:13)

e. Of a common lot (Genesis 18:23; Genesis 18:25; Job 3:14)

f. Of equality or resemblance generally (poetry) (Job 9:26; Job 37:18; Job 40:15)

g. Of time, = as long as (Psalms 72:5; Daniel 3:33; Daniel 4:31)

2. close to, beside, Of a locality (Genesis 25:11; Genesis 35:4; Joshua 7:2)

3. Of persons, עִם is specifically

a. in the house or family or service of (Genesis 23:4; Leviticus 25:23; Psalms 39:13)

b. In the possession of (Genesis 24:25; Genesis 31:32; Deuteronomy 17:19)

c. In the custody or care of (1 Samuel 9:23; 1 Samuel 22:23; Job 17:3)

d. Beside = except (Deuteronomy 32:39; Psalms 73:25; 2 Chronicles 14:10)

e. With = friendly with (Genesis 31:2; Genesis 31:5; 2 Kings 10:15)

4. Idiomatic of a thought or purpose present with one

a. with (Deuteronomy 8:5; Deuteronomy 15:9; Joshua 14:7)

b. consciousness, with (Numbers 14:24; 1 Kings 11:11; 1 Chronicles 28:12)

5. Metaphor together with = in spite of, notwithstanding (Nehemiah 5:18; 1 Samuel 16:12; 1 Samuel 17:42)

from with, beside

a. after verbs of departing, taking, removing, etc. (Genesis 13:14; Genesis 26:16; 1 Samuel 10:2)

c. From the possession, or custody, of (compare עִם 3.b., c.) (Genesis 31:31; Genesis 44:32; Exodus 22:11)

d. Expressing origination or authorship (1 Samuel 20:7; 1 Samuel 20:9; 1 Samuel 20:33)

ᵑ7: with

1.

a. together with (Daniel 2:18; Daniel 2:43; Daniel 7:13)

b. with (Daniel 6:22; Daniel 7:21; Daniel 3:32)

2. with, of time (Daniel 3:33; Daniel 4:31; Daniel 7:2)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 1,051 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 3:6 The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too.
  • Genesis 13:1 So Abram left Egypt and traveled north into the Negev, along with his wife and Lot and all that they owned.
  • Genesis 13:14 After Lot had gone, the Lord said to Abram, “Look as far as you can see in every direction—north and south, east and west.
  • Genesis 18:16 Then the men got up from their meal and looked out toward Sodom. As they left, Abraham went with them to send them on their way.
  • Genesis 18:23 Abraham approached him and said, “Will you sweep away both the righteous and the wicked?
  • Genesis 18:25 Surely you wouldn’t do such a thing, destroying the righteous along with the wicked. Why, you would be treating the righteous and the wicked exactly the same! Surely you wouldn’t do that! Should not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
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