to appoint
ya.ad denotes people meeting or gathering by arrangement, and also designating persons, places, or matters.
The attested uses most often concern persons coming together or being gathered, including meetings at the tent and assemblies acting together. Other contexts show the designation of a woman, a ruler, a place or time, and items presented or set in a stated location; several clauses leave the term’s precise English contribution less distinct in the translation.
Senses in use
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meeting or gathering together · dominant
Niphal forms describe people converging or meeting: in Numbers 10:3 the APB renders the resulting action as the congregation gathering at the tent entrance, while Joshua 11:5 has kings assembling and encamping together. In Exodus 25:22 and Exodus 29:43, first-person Niphal forms occur where the speaker says that he will meet with the addressees; Nehemiah 6:2 similarly proposes that two parties meet together.
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designating or setting for a person or purpose · common
Qal forms in Exodus 21:8 and Exodus 21:9 occur in clauses about a woman being appointed for the lord or designated for his son. Hiphil imperfects in Jeremiah 49:19 and Jeremiah 50:44 ask whom the speaker will appoint over her, while 2 Samuel 20:5 places the action in relation to a set time.
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being set or placed · occasional
Passive participial forms occur with things or groups presented in a location: Jeremiah 24:1 describes two baskets of figs set before the temple. In 1 Kings 8:5 and 2 Chronicles 5:6, the APB describes the congregation with Solomon as having been appointed, though the translation does not isolate the term’s contribution beyond that clause.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB uses expressions such as “meet,” “gather,” “assembled,” “appointed,” “designates,” and “set.” These renderings indicate the clauses’ overall presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent in every occurrence.