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It can refer to physical slipping, as well as moral or spiritual wavering. The term is used to express the precariousness of human life and the need for divine support to maintain stability.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of stability was closely tied to one's relationship with God. The Israelites understood that their security, both physically and spiritually, depended on their faithfulness to God's covenant. The imagery of slipping or tottering would resonate with a people familiar with the rocky and uneven terrain of the Near East, where sure footing was essential for safety.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to slip, slide, totter, shake<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>shake (1), slip (2), slipped (2), unsteady (1), wavering (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">מָעַד</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>slip, slide, totter, shake</b></font> (only Hebrew); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>3plural <font class="hebrew2">מָֽעֲדוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/22-37.htm">2 Samuel 22:37</a> = <a href="/interlinear/psalms/18-37.htm">Psalm 18:37</a>; <em>Imperfect</em>3feminine singular <font class="hebrew2">תִּמְעַד</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/37-31.htm">Psalm 37:31</a>; <font class="hebrew2">אֶמְעָ֑ד</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/26-1.htm">Psalm 26:1</a>; <em>Participle</em> plural construct <font class="hebrew2">מוֺעֲדֵי</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/12-5.htm">Job 12:5</a>; — <em>slip</em>, subject feet, (figurative) <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/22-37.htm">2 Samuel 22:37</a> = <a href="/interlinear/psalms/18-37.htm">Psalm 18:37</a>; <a href="/interlinear/job/12-5.htm">Job 12:5</a>; subject <font class="hebrew2">אֲשֻׁרָיו</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/37-31.htm">Psalm 37:31</a>; compare <a href="/interlinear/psalms/26-1.htm">Psalm 26:1</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pu`al</b></font> <em>Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">מוּעָ֑דֶת</font> ( = <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מְמוּ</font> Ges<sup>§ 53s</sup>; or old <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Passive participle</em>, — compare Ba<sup> NB 273</sup>; — but passive not needed here, read perhaps <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מוֺ</font> <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Participle active</em> see Schw<sup>ZAW x, 1890, 176</sup>); — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">רֶגֶל מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/25-19.htm">Proverbs 25:19</a> (simile of untrustworthiness). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hiph`il</b></font> <em>Perfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">וְהִמְעַדְתָּ֫</font> (so read for HCT <font class="hebrew2">והעמדת</font>, compare Sm Co Da Berthol) <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/29-7.htm">Ezekiel 29:7</a>; <em>cause to shake</em> object <font class="hebrew2">כָּלמָֿתְנַיִם</font>, i.e. <em>make them totter</em>; compare <em>Imperative</em> <font class="hebrew2">הַמְעַ֑ד</font> (object <em>id.</em>) <a href="/interlinear/psalms/69-24.htm">Psalm 69:24</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>make to shake, slide, slip <p>A primitive root; to waver -- make to shake, slide, slip. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אֶמְעָֽד׃ אמעד׃ הַמְעַֽד׃ המעד׃ לְמ֣וֹעֲדֵי למועדי מָ֝עֲד֗וּ מָעֲד֖וּ מעדו תִמְעַ֣ד תמעד ’em‘āḏ ’em·‘āḏ emAd ham‘aḏ ham·‘aḏ hamAd lə·mō·w·‘ă·ḏê leMoadei ləmōw‘ăḏê mā‘ăḏū mā·‘ă·ḏū maaDu ṯim‘aḏ ṯim·‘aḏ timAd<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/22-37.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 22:37</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תַּחְתֵּ֑נִי וְלֹ֥א <b> מָעֲד֖וּ </b> קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> me, And my feet <span class="itali">have not slipped.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> under me; so that my feet <span class="itali">did not slip.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/22-37.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> under have not <span class="itali">slipped</span> and my feet<p><b><a href="/text/job/12-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 12:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שַׁאֲנָ֑ן נָ֝כ֗וֹן <b> לְמ֣וֹעֲדֵי </b> רָֽגֶל׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> As prepared for those whose feet <span class="itali">slip.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/job/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> He that is ready <span class="itali">to slip</span> with [his] feet<br><a href="/interlinear/job/12-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> ease prepared <span class="itali">slip</span> feet<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/18-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 18:36</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תַחְתָּ֑י וְלֹ֥א <b> מָ֝עֲד֗וּ </b> קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> me, And my feet <span class="itali">have not slipped.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> under me, that my feet <span class="itali">did not slip.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/18-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> under have not <span class="itali">slipped</span> and my feet<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/26-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 26:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/26.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בָּ֝טַ֗חְתִּי לֹ֣א <b> אֶמְעָֽד׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in the LORD without <span class="itali">wavering.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> also in the LORD; <span class="itali">[therefore] I shall not slide.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/26-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> have trusted without <span class="itali">wavering</span><p><b><a href="/text/psalms/37-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 37:31</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/37.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּלִבּ֑וֹ לֹ֖א <b> תִמְעַ֣ד </b> אֲשֻׁרָֽיו׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/37.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> His steps <span class="itali">do not slip.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/37.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> none of his steps <span class="itali">shall slide.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/37-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> his heart not <span class="itali">slip</span> of his steps<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/69-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 69:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/69.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּ֝מָתְנֵ֗יהֶם תָּמִ֥יד <b> הַמְעַֽד׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/69.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And make their loins <span class="itali">shake</span> continually.<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/69.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> continually <span class="itali">to shake.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/69-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> their loins continually <span class="itali">shake</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4571.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4571.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4571<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/emad_4571.htm">’em·‘āḏ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/hamad_4571.htm">ham·‘aḏ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/lemoadei_4571.htm">lə·mō·w·‘ă·ḏê — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/maadu_4571.htm">mā·‘ă·ḏū — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/timad_4571.htm">ṯim·‘aḏ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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