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H5971 עַם (ʻam) am
Hebrew
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Biblical Persons & Places

Amaw Amaw= near Pethor (Pethor@Num.22.5-Deu=H6604)
A location near Pethor only mentioned at Num.22.5; only referred to as Amaw (עַם).
People's_Gate People's Gate= in Jerusalem (Jerusalem@Gen.14.18-Rev=H3389)
A location in Jerusalem only mentioned at Jer.17.19; only referred to as People's Gate (עַם).

Strong's Definition

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

Derivation: from H6004 (עָמַם);

KJV Usage: folk, men, nation, people.

TWOT Reference: 1640a,e

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) nation, people
1a) people, nation
1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men
2) kinsman, kindred

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

עַם ‛am BDB Definition: 1) nation, people 1a) people, nation 1b) persons, members of ones people, compatriots, country-men 2) kinsman, kindred Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H6004 Same Word by TWOT Number: 1640a, 1640e Total KJV Occurrences: 1864

Bible Occurrences (1654)

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