ummah (close) · Rightly

Meaning

Juxtapositionused only as a prep

How it's translated

close to 11
corresponding to 9
close by them 5
parallel with him 2
exactly as 2
from to near 1
correspondingly 1
along side 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Ezekiel 13
Exodus 5
1 Chronicles 4
Ecclesiastes 2
Leviticus 1
2 Samuel 1

8 books in all.

Related words

Explore in Scripture

Exodus 28:27And 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.
Exodus 37:14Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.
Exodus 38:18And 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.
Exodus 39:20And 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.
Leviticus 3:9And 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,
2 Samuel 16:13And 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.

All 28 verses, by book

Exodus 5: 25:27 28:27 37:14 38:18 39:20
Leviticus 1: 3:9
2 Samuel 1: 16:13
1 Kings 1: 7:20
1 Chronicles 4: 24:31 25:8 26:12 26:16
Nehemiah 1: 12:24
Ecclesiastes 2: 5:16 7:14
Ezekiel 13: 1:20 1:21 3:8 3:13 10:19 11:22 40:18 42:7 45:6 45:7 48:13 48:18 48:21

Hebrew dictionary

עֻמָּה ummah · close

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

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “close” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

CLOSE, verb transitive

To shut; to make fast, by pressing together, or by stopping an open place, so as to intercept a passage, in almost any manner; as, to close the eyes; to close a gate, door or window.“The Lord hath closed your eyes” Isaiah 29:10“He closed the book” Luke 4:20
To end; to finish; to conclude; to complete; to bring to a period; as, to close a bargain, or contract.
To unite, as the parts of a breach or fracture; to make whole; to consolidate; often followed by up.“The Lord closed up the flesh instead thereof” Genesis 2:21
To cover; to inclose; to encompass; to overwhelm.“The depths closed me round about” Jonah 2:5

All definitions and other forms of “close”

To inclose; to confine. [See Inclose.]
To move or bring together; to unite separate bodies or parts; as, to close the ranks of an army.

CLOSE, verb intransitive

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To unite; to coalesce; to come together; as the parts of a wound or fracture, or parts separated; often followed by on or upon.“The fat closed upon the blade” Judges 3:22“The earth closed upon them” Numbers 16:33
To end; to terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate closed at six oclock.

CLOSE, adjective

Shut fast; tight; made fast, so as to have no opening; as a close box; a close vizard.
Having parts firmly united; compact; dense; applied to solid substances of any king; as the close texture of wood or metal.
Having parts firmly adhering; viscous; tenacious; as oil, or glue.
Confined; stagnant; without ventilation or motion; as close air.
Confined; retired.“While David kept himself close” 1 Chronicles 12:1
Hid; private; secret; as, to keep a purpose close Numbers 5:13 Luke 9:36
Confined within narrow limits; narrow; as a close alley.
Near; within a small distance; as a close fight or action.
Joined; in contact or nearly so; crowded; as, to sit close
Compressed, as thoughts or words; hence, brief; concise; opposed to loose or diffuse.
Very near, in place or time; adjoining, or nearly so.“They sailed close by Crete” Acts 27:13
Having the quality of keeping secrets, thoughts or designs; cautious; as a close minister.
Having an appearance of concealment; implying art, craft or wariness; as a close aspect.
Intent; fixed; attentive; pressing upon the object; as, to give close attention.
Full to the point; home; pressing; as a close argument; bring the argument close to the question.
Pressing; earnest; warm; as a close debate.
Confined; secluded from communication; as a close prisoner.
Covetous; penurious; not liberal; as a close man.
Applied to the weather or air, close in popular language, denotes warm and damp, cloudy or foggy, or warm and relaxing, occasioning a sense of lassitude and depression.
Strictly adhering to the original; as a close translation.
In heraldry, drawn in a coat of arms with the wings close and in a standing posture.

CLOSE, adverb

Closely; nearly; densely; secretly; pressingly.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.