Ummah means “beside” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Strong's H5980 עוּמָּה (`ummah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `ummah (oom-maw') n-f. 1. conjunction, i.e. society 2. mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with It has 28 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include beside and along. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
`ummah (oom-maw') n-f. 1. conjunction, i.e. society 2. mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with [from H6004] KJV: (over) against, at, beside, hard by, in points. Root(s): H6004
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Usage: 1) juxtaposition 1a) used only as a prep 1a1) close by, side by side with, alongside of, parallel with 1a2) agreeing with, corresponding to, exactly as, close beside 1a3) correspondingly to
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `ummah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
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28 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.
And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.
Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.
First 28 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5980.
Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.
And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.
Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.
And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.
And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.
And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.
These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.
And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the LORD.
To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.
And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.
And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.
I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing.
And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD's house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
And the pavement by the side of the gates over against the length of the gates was the lower pavement.
And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits.
And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.
And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.
And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.
And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.
And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.
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Ummah (Strong's H5980) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "beside". `ummah (oom-maw') n-f. 1. conjunction, i.e. society 2. mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with
This page currently indexes 28 linked usages for Strong's H5980 across 8 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5980 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as beside and along. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
