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Ma'amad (מעמד) means position in Hebrew.

It can also mean class, status, rank, see, and presence. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

מַעֲמָד
ma'amad
noun · masculine
In English

position, class, status, rank

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Ma'amad.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    ארכאימקום שאדם עומד בו. בפרט, מקום קבוע הנגזר מתפקידו.
    וְהַמְשֹׁרֲרִים בְּנֵי אָסָף עַל מַעֲמָדָם כְּמִצְוַת דָּוִיד וְאָסָף וְהֵימָן וִידֻתוּן חוֹזֵה הַמֶּלֶךְ, וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִים לְשַׁעַר וָשָׁעַר.
  2. 2
    מקומו של אדם בדרוג חברתי, מקצועי, פוליטי וכדומה, או כלל האנשים הנמצאים בדרוג זה.
  3. 3
    (במילה "במעמד") נוכחות.
  4. 4
    התכנסות של אנשים, לרוב בארוע חגיגי או בעל חשיבות רבה.
  5. 5
    מתקן שמשמש להעמדה ולתצוגה של חפצים.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Ma'amad is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
מַעֲמָד
Written without vowel points
מעמד
Said
ma'amad
Root
ע־מ־ד
Pattern
מַקְטָל
Plural
מַעֲמָדוֹת
Inflections
ר' מַעֲמָדוֹת; מַעֲמַד־, ר' מַעֲמָדוֹת־
Gematria
154

This is how Ma'amad is said in other languages.

English
position, class, status, rank, see, presence, occasion, event
Arabic
وَضْع, رُتْبَة, مَكانة
Russian
статус, событие

These words mean nearly the same as Ma'amad.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words mean the opposite of Ma'amad.

These words rhyme with Ma'amad.

The word Ma'amad is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • החזיק מעמד
  • המעמד השלישי
  • הפרשי מעמדות
  • מלחמת מעמדות
  • מעמד אמבטיה
  • מעמד גבוה
  • מעמד האישה
  • מעמד הביניים
  • מעמד הפועלים
  • מעמד הר סיני
  • מעמד ומושב
  • מעמד חברתי

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

The word Ma'amad comes from the root ע־מ־ד, like these words.

These words come before and after Ma'amad in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Ma'amad.

What does Ma'amad (⁨מעמד⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Ma'amad (⁨מעמד⁩) means position, class, and status. It is said ma'amad, with the stress on mad.

What is a synonym for Ma'amad (⁨מעמד⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Ma'amad (⁨מעמד⁩) are ⁨אירוע⁩, ⁨בסיס⁩, ⁨דרגה⁩, ⁨כינוס⁩, ⁨כן⁩, and ⁨מעלה⁩.

What is the opposite of Ma'amad (⁨מעמד⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Ma'amad (⁨מעמד⁩) are ⁨מושב⁩.

What rhymes with Ma'amad (⁨מעמד⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Ma'amad (⁨מעמד⁩) include ⁨בד⁩, ⁨יד⁩, ⁨שד⁩, ⁨אחד⁩, ⁨עד⁩, and ⁨מוסד⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מעמד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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