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um.mah marks a thing or group as positioned alongside another, sometimes in corresponding or opposing relation.
The dominant use locates an object, person, or allotted area alongside another object, boundary, or group. A less frequent use sets paired parties, duties, or conditions in correspondence or opposition to each other.
Senses in use
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Positioned alongside an object or area · dominant
The singular construct forms locate items and spaces in relation to an adjacent reference point: in Exodus 25:27 the APB renders the rings as being by the table's perimeter, and in Exodus 28:27 it places the rings near the ephod's joining. In Ezekiel 40:18 the pavement is beside the gate area, while Ezekiel 48:18 describes remaining land beside the holy contribution.
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Corresponding or opposing counterpart · common
The construct forms can identify a party or item in relation to its counterpart. In 1 Chronicles 24:31 the APB renders the lot casting as corresponding to brothers, in 2 Samuel 16:13 Shimei acts from the opposite side of David, and in Nehemiah 12:24 the watches stand opposite one another.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the verses, the APB variously renders the relationship as “beside,” “adjacent,” “opposite,” “corresponding,” and “close.” Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings show the clauses' relational settings rather than fixed English equivalents.