Midvash

עִמָּדʻimmâd

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

Pronunciation: im-mawd' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5978

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)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 42 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 3:12 The man replied, “It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it.”
  • Genesis 19:19 “You have been so gracious to me and saved my life, and you have shown such great kindness. But I cannot go to the mountains. Disaster would catch up to me there, and I would soon die.
  • Genesis 20:9 Then Abimelech called for Abraham. “What have you done to us?” he demanded. “What crime have I committed that deserves treatment like this, making me and my kingdom guilty of this great sin? No one should ever do what you have done!
  • Genesis 20:13 When God called me to leave my father’s home and to travel from place to place, I told her, ‘Do me a favor. Wherever we go, tell the people that I am your brother.’”
  • Genesis 21:23 “Swear to me in God’s name that you will never deceive me, my children, or any of my descendants. I have been loyal to you, so now swear that you will be loyal to me and to this country where you are living as a foreigner.”
  • Genesis 28:20 Then Jacob made this vow: “If God will indeed be with me and protect me on this journey, and if he will provide me with food and clothing,
See every passage

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).