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עַם (H5971)

ʻam

am

from עָמַם; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.

Brown–Driver–Briggs

[עַם] n.[m.] kinsman (on father's side)
עַם, עָם 1810 n.m. people
1 a people, nation
2 = smaller units
3 = common people
4 people in gen., persons
5 phrases

From Brown, Driver, and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), in the public domain.


1654 occurrences

Shown in the King James Version (KJV), whichever translation you read in — it is the text these numbers are tagged against.

  • Genesis 25:17
    And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.
  • Genesis 26:10
    And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.
  • Genesis 26:11
    And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
  • Genesis 27:29
    Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
  • Genesis 28:3
    And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
  • Genesis 32:7
    Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;
  • Genesis 33:15
    And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.
  • Genesis 34:16
    Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.
  • Genesis 34:22
    Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.
  • Genesis 35:6
    So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him.