עֻמָּה

n.f. juxtaposition, but only in st. c. with force of a prep. close by, side by side with, parallel to, agreeing with, corresponding to;—st. c. עֻמַּת, except Ec 5:15 always c. לְ, sf. לְעֻמָּתוֹ, once pl. cstr. לְעֻמּוֹת Ez 45:7;— close by, side by side with: Ex 25:27 (37:14), 28:27 (39:20), Lv 3:9 לְעֻמַּת הֶעָצֶה יְסִירֶנָּה shall take it away close by the backbone; especially of what is parallel, Ez 42:7 the wall alongside of the chambers; of the contiguous portions in Ezek.’s division of the land, alongside of each other, Ez 45:6, 7; 48:13, 18(×2), 21; of movement in parallel lines, 2 S 16:13 Shimei was going along לְעֻמָּתוֹ parallel with him, v 13 Ez 1:20 וְהָאוֹפַנִּים יִנָּֽשְׂאוּ לְעֻמָּתָם, v 21; 3:13; 10:19; 11:22; 3:8 נָתַתִּי פָנֶיךָ חֲזָקִים לְעֻמַּת פְּנֵיהֶם by the side of their face (which, as antagonism is implied, = against, RV), v 8. agreeing with, corresponding to (a common result of juxtaposition), Ex 38:18 a screen five cubits high לעמת קלעי החצר agreeing with (RV answerable unto) the hangings of the court (in height), Ez 40:18; prob. also 1 Ch 26:16; Ne 12:24 מִשְׁמָר ל׳ מִשְׁמָר ward corresponding to ward. correspondingly to, 1 Ch 24:31 they also cast lots לְעֻמַּת אֲחֵיהֶם correspondingly to their brethren, v b the head, correspondingly to his younger brother, 26:12 to these … belonged charges correspondingly to their brethren; as well as Ec 7:14. before a sentence (Ges§ 155 n), 1 Ch 25:8 (strangely) לְעֻמַּת כַּקָּטֹן כַּגָּדוֹל (v. Ke) correspondingly to (the principle) of as the small so the great; Ec 5:15 כָּל־עֻמַּת שֶׁבָּא quite exactly as he came, so shall he go (but LambertRÉJ xxxi. 47, Rahlfs Th. Lt.-z. 1896 587 כִּלְעֻמַּת). מִלְּעֻמַּת (v. מִן 1 c, 9 a) 1 K 7:20 close beside.