5972. am
Berean Strong's Lexicon
am: People, nation, kinsfolk

Original Word: עַם
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: am
Pronunciation: ahm
Phonetic Spelling: (am)
Definition: People, nation, kinsfolk
Meaning: a people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

Word Origin: Derived from a root word meaning "to associate" or "to gather."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2992 (λαός, laos): Often used in the New Testament to refer to the people of God or a nation.

- G1484 (ἔθνος, ethnos): Refers to a nation or people, often used to distinguish between Jews and Gentiles.

Usage: The Hebrew word "עַם" (am) primarily refers to a group of people, often used to denote a nation or a collective body of individuals with a shared identity. In the Old Testament, it frequently refers to the Israelites as God's chosen people, emphasizing their covenant relationship with Him. It can also refer to other nations or groups, highlighting the distinction between Israel and other peoples.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the concept of "am" was deeply tied to identity, community, and covenant. The Israelites saw themselves as a distinct people chosen by God, bound together by shared ancestry, laws, and religious practices. This collective identity was central to their understanding of their role in God's plan and their relationship with other nations. The term also reflects the socio-political structures of the time, where tribes and nations were the primary units of society.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to am
Definition
people
NASB Translation
people (8), peoples (7).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
people

(Aramaic) corresponding to am -- people.

see HEBREW am

Forms and Transliterations
וְעַם֙ וְעַמָּ֖ה ועם ועמה לְעַ֖ם לְעַ֥ם לעם עַ֨ם עַֽמְמַיָּ֔א עַֽמְמַיָּ֗א עַֽמְמַיָּ֜א עַֽמְמַיָּ֞א עַמְמַיָּ֡א עַמָּ֤א עַמָּ֨ה עַמָּה֙ עם עמא עמה עממיא ‘am ‘am·mā ‘am·māh ‘am·may·yā ‘ammā ‘ammāh ‘ammayyā am amMa amMah ammaiYa lə‘am lə·‘am leAm veAm veamMah wə‘am wə‘ammāh wə·‘am wə·‘am·māh
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Ezra 5:12
HEB: דְנָה֙ סַתְרֵ֔הּ וְעַמָּ֖ה הַגְלִ֥י לְבָבֶֽל׃
NAS: and deported the people to Babylon.
KJV: and carried the people away
INT: this destroyed the people and deported to Babylon

Ezra 6:12
HEB: כָּל־ מֶ֤לֶךְ וְעַם֙ דִּ֣י ׀ יִשְׁלַ֣ח
NAS: any king or people who attempts
KJV: kings and people, that shall put
INT: any king people who shall put

Ezra 7:13
HEB: בְּמַלְכוּתִי֩ מִן־ עַמָּ֨ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וְכָהֲנ֣וֹהִי
NAS: that any of the people of Israel
KJV: they of the people of Israel,
INT: my kingdom of of the people of Israel and their priests

Ezra 7:16
HEB: עִם֩ הִתְנַדָּב֨וּת עַמָּ֤א וְכָֽהֲנַיָּא֙ מִֽתְנַדְּבִ֔ין
NAS: offering of the people and of the priests,
KJV: the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests,
INT: with the freewill of the people the priests offering

Ezra 7:25
HEB: ק) לְכָל־ עַמָּה֙ דִּ֚י בַּעֲבַ֣ר
NAS: all the people who
KJV: all the people that [are] beyond
INT: judge all the people who beyond

Daniel 2:44
HEB: תִתְחַבַּ֔ל וּמַ֨לְכוּתָ֔ה לְעַ֥ם אָחֳרָ֖ן לָ֣א
NAS: for another people; it will crush
KJV: to other people, [but] it shall break in pieces
INT: be destroyed and kingdom people to other or even

Daniel 3:4
HEB: לְכ֤וֹן אָֽמְרִין֙ עַֽמְמַיָּ֔א אֻמַּיָּ֖א וְלִשָּׁנַיָּֽא׃
NAS: To you the command is given, O peoples, nations
KJV: To you it is commanded, O people, nations,
INT: loudly the command peoples nations language

Daniel 3:7
HEB: שָֽׁמְעִ֣ין כָּֽל־ עַמְמַיָּ֡א קָ֣ל קַרְנָא֩
NAS: when all the peoples heard the sound
KJV: when all the people heard the sound
INT: heard and all the peoples the sound of the horn

Daniel 3:7
HEB: נָֽפְלִ֨ין כָּֽל־ עַֽמְמַיָּ֜א אֻמַיָּ֣א וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֗א
NAS: all the peoples, nations
KJV: all the people, the nations,
INT: fell and all the peoples nations language

Daniel 3:29
HEB: דִּי֩ כָל־ עַ֨ם אֻמָּ֜ה וְלִשָּׁ֗ן
NAS: that any people, nation
KJV: That every people, nation,
INT: who any people nation tongue

Daniel 4:1
HEB: מַלְכָּ֗א לְֽכָל־ עַֽמְמַיָּ֞א אֻמַיָּ֧א וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֛א
NAS: to all the peoples, nations,
KJV: unto all people, nations,
INT: the king to all the peoples nations language

Daniel 5:19
HEB: לֵ֔הּ כֹּ֣ל עַֽמְמַיָּ֗א אֻמַיָּא֙ וְלִשָּׁ֣נַיָּ֔א
NAS: on him, all the peoples, nations
KJV: him, all people, nations,
INT: bestowed all the peoples nations language

Daniel 6:25
HEB: כְּ֠תַב לְֽכָל־ עַֽמְמַיָּ֞א אֻמַיָּ֧א וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֛א
NAS: to all the peoples, nations
KJV: unto all people, nations,
INT: wrote to all the peoples nations language

Daniel 7:14
HEB: וּמַלְכ֔וּ וְכֹ֣ל עַֽמְמַיָּ֗א אֻמַיָּ֛א וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֖א
NAS: That all the peoples, nations
KJV: that all people, nations,
INT: kingdom all the peoples nations language

Daniel 7:27
HEB: שְׁמַיָּ֔א יְהִיבַ֕ת לְעַ֖ם קַדִּישֵׁ֣י עֶלְיוֹנִ֑ין
NAS: will be given to the people of the saints
KJV: shall be given to the people of the saints
INT: heaven will be given to the people of the saints of the Highest

15 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5972
15 Occurrences


‘am — 1 Occ.
‘am·mā — 1 Occ.
‘am·māh — 2 Occ.
‘am·may·yā — 7 Occ.
lə·‘am — 2 Occ.
wə·‘am — 1 Occ.
wə·‘am·māh — 1 Occ.
















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