עֻמָּה

I. [עֻמָּה] noun feminine juxtaposition, but only in stative construct with force a preposition close by, side by side with, parallel to, agreeing with, corresponding to; — stative with עֻמַּת, except Praed 5,15 always with לְ, suffix לְעֻמָּתוֺ, once plural construct לְעֻמּוֺת Ezk 45,7 —
\ \ a. close by, side by side with: 2 Mos 25,27 (2 Mos 37,14), 2 Mos 28,27 (2 Mos 39,20), 3 Mos 3,9 לְעֻמַּת הֻעָצֶה יְסִירֶנָּה shall take it away close by the backbone; especially of what is parallel, Ezk 42,7 the wall alongside of the chambers; of the contiguous portions in Ezekiel's division of the land, alongside of each other, Ezk 45,6; Ezk 45,7; Ezk 48,13; Ezk 48,18 (twice in verse); Ezk 48,21 of movement in parallel lines, 2 Sam 16,13 Shimei was going along לְעֻמָּתוֺ parallel with him, v2 Sam 16,13; Ezk 1,20 וְהָאוֺפַנִּים יִנָָּֽשְׂאוּ לְעֻמָּתָם, vEzk 1,21; Ezk 3,13; Ezk 10,19; Ezk 11,22; Ezk 3,8 נָתַתִּי פָנֶיךָ חֲזָקִים לְעֻמַּת פְּנֵיהֶם by the side of their face (which, as antagonism is implied, = against, RV), vEzk 3,8.
\ \ b. agreeing with, corresponding to (a common result of juxtaposition), 2 Mos 38,18 a screen five cubits high לעמת קלעי החצר agreeing with (RV answerable unto) the hangings of the court (in height), Ezk 40,18 probably also 1 Kron 26,16; Neh 12,24 מִשְׁמָר ׳מִשְׁמָר ל ward corresponding to ward.
\ \ c. correspondingly to, 1 Kron 24,31 they also cast lots לְעֻמַּת אֲחֵיהֶם correspondingly to their brethren, v^b the head, correspondinly to his younger brother, 1 Kron 26,12 to these . . . belonged charges correspondingly to (in common with) their brethren.